Hasan Piker on Palestine

Statements and actions by Hasan Piker on this topic.

Public disputes concerning Palestine, Palestinians, Palestinian rights, political representation, and related advocacy.

How we classify topics

Condemned0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Defended or excused1Statements: April 12, 2026. Not selected. Activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Statements: August 2, 2026. Selected filter. Activate to remove.Minimized0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Mixed or conditional0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0No statements. Not selected. Activate to add.

Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.

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Statement history

1 statement on this page. Dates: August 2, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: August 2, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: April 12, 2026 to August 2, 2026

Challenged the characterization

1 published statement. Dates: August 2, 2026

1 statement on this page. Dates: August 2, 2026

Hasan Piker

Role at the time: Political commentator; CNN interview guest

August 2, 2026Challenged the characterization

Responding to

The comparison does not endorse all Hamas actions or its domestic policies.

"It's not an endorsement of their domestic policies."

Why we used this label

Disputes the implications of the comparison without withdrawing it.

CNN — Piker addresses his Hamas comparison in August 2 interview

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Exchange beginning with O’Sullivan asking why Piker expresses support for Hamas; through Piker's domestic-policy answer.

Complete program transcript with a direct Piker interview and an embedded earlier Favreau exchange. August 2 is the broadcast date, not a verified interview recording date. O’Sullivan's questioning is retained as interview context, not coded as personal or CNN institutional condemnation.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

Read statement Hasan Piker’s “Hamas over Israel” comparison