AJC condemns Piker's remarks and says officials who shared his platform face a choice
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The American Jewish Committee wrote on X that blaming Jews for the antisemitism directed at them is itself antisemitism. It said every public official who has shared Piker's platform has a choice between denouncing this and walking away, or being complicit.
“Blaming Jews for the antisemitism directed at them is itself antisemitism Every public official who has shared his platform now has a choice: denounce this and walk away, or be complicit. There is no third option.”
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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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New York Post report on responses to Hasan Piker's remarks about American Jews and Israel, including Rep. Hillary Scholten, the Jewish Federation of Detroit, the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League's CEO.
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Fox News Digital report on responses to Hasan Piker's remarks about American Jews and Israel, as carried on a local radio station's website.
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The New York Post reported that AJC also said on Monday that by using an image of Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss during his stream, "Piker put a target on the backs of Sen. Moss, Jewish candidates and officeholders, and American Jews alike."
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The same report quotes a statement from the Jewish Federation of Detroit and remarks from Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, who also criticized Piker's remarks.
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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. AJC said that blaming Jews for the antisemitism directed at them is itself antisemitism and that public officials who have shared Piker's platform must choose between denouncing this and walking away, or being complicit. That rejects the remarks directly, so we labeled it Condemned.
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