Hasan Piker says his remark was not about Jewish voters but about people he calls Israel firsters
Hasan PikerPolitical commentator and Twitch streamer, on his livestream
Responding to criticism on a later stream, Piker says his remark was about voters he calls Israel firsters rather than Jewish voters, and that he did not attack the El-Sayed canvassers, some of whom he says are his fans.
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Pro-Israel voters in West Bloomfield who refuse to vote for El-Sayed share the supremacist attitude of a KKK neighborhood opposing a Black candidate, which Piker called Jewish supremacy.
“This is not about Jewish voters. This is about Israel firsters.”
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Hasan Piker compares canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood; El-Sayed and Michigan Democrats condemn the remark
Hasan Piker said on his livestream that canvassing for Abdul El-Sayed in heavily Jewish West Bloomfield, Michigan, was the equivalent of stumping in a KKK neighborhood. El-Sayed, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt condemned the comparison.
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Unofficial fan-channel upload of a 31-minute excerpt that the channel says comes from Hasan Piker's Twitch stream of Oct. 30, 2026. Piker reads posts by Jonathan Greenblatt, Elissa Slotkin and Michigan Democrats about his KKK neighborhood remark and responds to them.
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On a later stream, Piker read criticism of his remark aloud and said that Jewish people who support Israel so strongly that they vote for a fascist can never be judged on the fascist policies they are openly voting for.
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He then read Sen. Elissa Slotkin's post aloud, said he did not attack the canvassers and that some of them are his fans, and said he expects only some West Bloomfield voters to back Mike Rogers.
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The reference point is Piker's livestream remark comparing canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood. Responding to the criticism, Piker says his point was about voters he calls Israel firsters rather than Jewish voters and that he did not attack the canvassers, disputing how critics described the remark.
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Read the full caseElissa Slotkin says Piker's KKK comparison should be condemned loudly
“Hasan Piker's latest online rant targeting Michiganders in West Bloomfield Township, comparing the community to the KKK, should be condemned loudly. It is anti-semitic, divisive and deeply offensive.”Read statement
Jeremy Moss says Piker is the last person who should be antagonizing West Bloomfield's voters
“After spending a whole campaign putting a target on Oakland County's Jewish community, Hasan Piker is the last person who should be antagonizing these voters.”Read statement
Jonathan Greenblatt calls it disgusting to compare American Jews to the KKK
“It's disgusting to compare American Jews to a white supremacist extremist movement that terrorizes Black and Jewish Americans”Read statement
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