Jeremy Moss rejects Piker's commentary on Oakland County's Jewish community
Jeremy MossMichigan state senator
Moss rejected Piker's commentary about his community and said Jewish residents should not be blamed for antisemitic harm directed at them.
“I will not be lectured by a California podcaster about what Oakland County, Michigan's Jewish community should and shouldn't believe.”
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Where this statement fits
Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks and Larry Klayman’s lawsuit
Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel prompted disagreement over whether he was warning about antisemitic violence or implicitly threatening Jews. Larry Klayman later filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $150 million over the remarks.
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Jeremy Moss posted this statement as an image on his X account, @JeremyAllenMoss, with the caption "There's no room for extremism in Michigan. My statement:". In it he describes his talks with Abdul El-Sayed and rejects commentary from "a California podcaster" about Oakland County's Jewish community; news reports tied that line to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream. He also says Jewish residents will not be gaslit into accepting responsibility for antisemitic harm and says he is not supporting Mike Rogers.
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Reporting that quotes public reactions to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream, including statements by Democratic officeholders, Jeremy Moss, and Abdul El-Sayed.
Before the quotation
The statement responded to reporting on Piker's August 20 livestream passage about American Jews, Israel, and antisemitic violence.
After the quotation
Moss also said Jewish people should not be gaslit into accepting responsibility for antisemitic harm.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Moss rejects Piker's framing and describes it as blaming Jewish people for antisemitic harm.
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Correction to: Statement by Jeremy Moss
- Previous language
- We will not be lectured by a California podcaster about what Oakland County, Michigan's Jewish community should and shouldn't believe.
- Corrected language
- I will not be lectured by a California podcaster about what Oakland County, Michigan's Jewish community should and shouldn't believe.
An earlier version of this entry misquoted the first word of Jeremy Moss's statement as "We." His August 24 statement on X reads "I will not be lectured." We corrected the quotation and added his post as a source.
This corrects our account of what happened.
Jeremy Moss posted this statement as an image on his X account, @JeremyAllenMoss, with the caption "There's no room for extremism in Michigan. My statement:". In it he describes his talks with Abdul El-Sayed and rejects commentary from "a California podcaster" about Oakland County's Jewish community; news reports tied that line to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream. He also says Jewish residents will not be gaslit into accepting responsibility for antisemitic harm and says he is not supporting Mike Rogers.
Reporting that quotes public reactions to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream, including statements by Democratic officeholders, Jeremy Moss, and Abdul El-Sayed.
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“I have already filed suit against anti-Semitic podcaster Hasan Piker, who is Uygur’s nephew. That has put a target on my back, but I am doing this on behalf of our people, which includes you and your loved ones.”Read statement
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“I think he is making a mistake with taking ownership over something that I think most voters understand is insincere.”Read statement
Abdul El-Sayed says he disavows Hasan Piker’s remarks
“Absolutely… when Hasan made these comments about Jewish Americans and Jewish Michiganders, I disavowed them entirely.”Read statement
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