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Owen Jones on Political Rhetoric and Violence

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Disputes over whether public rhetoric predicts, excuses, encourages, threatens, or contributes to violence.

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Condemned0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Distinct events · August 26, 2026–August 26, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page · Inclusive range: August 26, 2026–August 26, 2026

1 matching event · Inclusive range: August 26, 2026–August 26, 2026

1 total published event · Inclusive range: August 26, 2026–August 26, 2026

August 26, 2026Challenged the characterization
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Piker’s wording assigned American Jews responsibility for antisemitic violence directed at them.
“The argument here is that this is victim blaming—which is total nonsense.”
Speaker capacity
Journalist and commentator
Editorial rationale
The quoted sentence directly contests the victim-blaming characterization.
Hasan Piker smeared by a panicked political establishment (opens in a new tab)Section discussing the victim-blaming interpretation

Jones argues that Piker was describing the danger created by conflating Jewish identity with the Israeli state.

View context Hasan Piker’s remarks about American Jews, Israel, and antisemitic violence