’No Jews, No News’? Victor Davis Hanson Debunks Van Jones’ CNN Comments

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

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Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7, and in its wake, it sparked a wave of unbridled antisemitism that’s become normalized in society. The latest example in media is when CNN’s Van Jones claimed the media ignores the genocide in Nigeria because “they’re not Jewish,” coining the phrase “No Jews. No news.” Victor Davis Hanson addresses Jones’ comment and breaks down how history and ideology shape what the media choose to see and what they ignore on today’s episode of "Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words." “The people who are killing innocent Nigerian Christians, perhaps 130 over the last 15 years, are black Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram. And in the hierarchy of DEI, the Left does not criticize groups that they feel are on the oppressed or victimized side of this Marxist binary. So, in their way of thinking, you do not criticize black Islamicists, even when they kill black Christians, to the same degree you would if they were other Christians or they were white settler colonialists, as the Left calls them.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) Introduction  (1:58) Global Conflicts Ignored by Media  (2:55) The Middle East: A Strategic Nexus  (4:54) Media Influence and Ethnic Lobbying  (7:06) Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We've seen since October 7th of 2003 a new overt anti-Semitism, a new candor about prejudice against those of the Jewish faith.
0:10.4	Israel in particular.
0:11.8	Recently, the CNN host and commentary Van Jones said something I found quite astounding.
0:18.2	He was asked about the news and he said that we are ignoring a genocide in Nigeria.
0:24.6	That's a legitimate criticism to make over 120,000 Nigerians have been slaughtered by Islamic terrorism.
0:31.6	But he says that's not being covered because they're not Jewish.
0:34.6	In fact, he coined a phrase, I found quite disturbing. No Jews, no news.
0:40.0	Mr. Jones, let me correct you.
0:53.7	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
0:57.1	We've seen since October 7th of 2023 a new overt anti-Semitism, a new candor about
1:05.8	prejudice against those of the Jewish faith, and Israel in particular.
1:12.1	Recently, the CNN host and commentary Van Jones said something I found quite astounding.
1:19.3	He was asked about the news, and he said that we are ignoring a many genocide or maybe a
1:26.9	regular genocide in Nigeria, And that is because we have
1:31.4	emphasis on other areas. And I mean, that's a legitimate criticism to make over 120,000 Nigerians
1:41.1	have been slaughtered by Islamic terrorism. but he says that's not being covered
1:44.9	because they're not Jewish. In fact, he coined a phrase, I found quite disturbing. No Jews,
1:53.1	no news. Mr. Jones, let me correct you. There are a lot of wars around the world that
2:00.8	we're not covering.
2:01.6	130,000 Armenians were just ethnically cleansed last two years from
2:09.6	Abrabejian in disputed territory, but they had been there for hundreds of years. No one covered it.
2:15.6	In the second and third Chechnyan wars, Russia went in to Chechnya,
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