Larry Klayman
- Role
- Civil plaintiff and legal activist speaking personally in a published announcement
- Statement date
Larry Klayman on Hasan Piker’s remarks about American Jews, Israel, and antisemitic violence
“Piker yelled fire at Jews and Christians who support Israel.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Complete plaintiff-authored release identifying case 50-2026-CA-010209-XXXA-MB in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Florida. Klayman announces a personal suit, condemns the August 20 passage and requests more than $150 million in damages. His characterization of the speech is disputed and not adopted as a finding. The release distinguishes the civil action from a separately promoted private Citizens' Grand Jury; the latter is not an official criminal indictment.
Original text
About this source
Court-stamped complaint copy hosted by the plaintiff's organization. Filing number 256756260 is stamped September 10, 2026 at 10:52:21 AM without a timezone printed in the extracted stamp. The case number is provided in the accompanying release. The pleading quotes the August 20 livestream and alleges threats and incitement, seeking damages and an injunction. These are the plaintiff's allegations and requested remedies, not judicial findings. The PDF's font produces some garbled duplicate extraction; the filing stamp, selected substantive paragraphs and relief text remain readable. The date-only 12:00 UTC value is not the filing time.
Before the quotation
The announcement identifies a personal Florida civil case and quotes the August 20 passage about possible action against American Jews. The pleading advances Klayman's interpretation of that passage.
After the quotation
The release requests damages and an injunction. Piker's earlier explanation that he was warning about antisemitic danger remains a separate historical position in the dossier. No new Piker response to this filing was verified for this entry.
How this statement is classified
His own announcement explicitly characterizes the passage as a threat rather than merely a warning. This records Klayman's allegation without treating it as a legal finding.
- Recorded on
- Published here
- People and groups discussed
- Hasan Piker
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