Elissa Slotkin rejects blaming communities for violence amid Piker dispute
Elissa SlotkinUnited States senator from Michigan
Slotkin rejected the idea that any community should be blamed for violence because of its political views.
“This shouldn't be hard: no community should face the threat of violence for their political views.”
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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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Statement posted on X by Senator Elissa Slotkin, opening with "In response to Hasan Piker's recent comments on Jews in America being targeted because of their views on Israel." The post reads "the threat violence"; Forbes prints "the threat of violence."
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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.
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Slotkin framed the statement as a response to Piker's comments about Jews in America being targeted because of views on Israel.
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She continued that the same holds for any cause, and wrote that "blaming the victims of violence for bringing it on themselves only further endangers people."
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Slotkin rejects the attribution of responsibility to people targeted for political views.
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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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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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