Brad Schneider condemns Piker's remarks about American Jews
Brad SchneiderU.S. representative from Illinois, co-chair of the Congressional Jewish Caucus and chair of the New Democrat Coalition
Rep. Brad Schneider said in a statement that Hasan Piker's recent "victim-blaming" comments inciting violence against American Jews reflect one of the oldest strategies of bigots and tyrants. He said the remarks were consistent with Piker's history of antisemitic statements.
“Hasan Piker’s recent ‘victim-blaming’ comments inciting violence against American Jews reflect one of the oldest strategies long deployed by bigots and tyrants alike. His most recent diatribe is consistent with his history of antisemitic statements”
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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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Jewish Insider report on Democratic lawmakers' responses to Hasan Piker's remarks and to Abdul El-Sayed's distancing from Piker. It quotes statements from Rep. Brad Schneider, Sen. Jacky Rosen and other members of Congress.
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Jewish Insider reported that the statement came as more Democratic lawmakers criticized Piker's comments, which it described as saying that Jews' support for Israel invites antisemitic violence. It also reported that some moderate Democrats said Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's efforts to distance himself from Piker had not gone far enough.
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In the same statement, Schneider said El-Sayed had so far refused to condemn Piker's words. He also said that distancing himself from Piker without condemning his rhetoric was disingenuous and that claiming no one speaks for him except himself and his team was not enough.
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The case asks how people responded to Piker's August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel, including whether they read them as a warning or as an implicit threat. Schneider called the remarks victim-blaming comments that incite violence against American Jews and said they fit Piker's history of antisemitic statements. That criticizes the remarks directly, so we labeled it Condemned.
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Read the full caseKlayman says his Piker suit put a target on his back and names The Young Turks hosts as next
“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
Hasan Piker calls Abdul El-Sayed’s distancing insincere
“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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