Hasan Piker
Role at the time: Twitch streamer and political commentator
Condemned
Statement summary
Hasan Piker, a day after Israeli soldiers shot three hostages in Shejaiya, suggested the shooting showed that Israeli forces fire at random civilians.
“did you voluntarily admit the israeli occupying force shoots at random palestinian women to explain why they shot and killed three of the israeli hostages as they were running away??”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Hasan Piker's post on the Shejaiya hostages (December 16, 2023) · Hasan PikerOriginal post
Hasan Piker's post on his X account, quoting a post by Bethany Mandel.
Why we used this label
The reference point is Israeli fire that put Israeli captives at risk of being killed by Israeli forces, on October 7, 2023 and, for hostages later held in Gaza, during Israel's military operations there. Piker treats the killing of the hostages as evidence that Israeli forces shoot indiscriminately, which condemns the conduct. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, but the post states its point without qualification.