Ritchie Torres accuses Hasan Piker of anti-Semitism

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Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) wrote a scathing letter to the CEOs of Twitch and Amazon this week, denouncing the popular Twitch streamer and left-wing commentators. Hasan Piker Becoming “the anti-Semitic poster child for a systemically anti-Semitic social media platform.”

Twitch, a subsidiary of Amazon, is one of the most visited websites in the world, attracting an audience of young Americans interested in gaming and politics. Piker from Newsweek recently dubbed “The Left’s Biggest Influencer” is one of the site’s most popular streamers, regularly going live for hours offering commentary on current events and games.

“I am writing to express alarm about the growth of antisemitism on Twitch by Hasan Piker, one of the largest political streamers with 2.7 million followers. There has been an explosion of Jew hatred on social media platforms since October 7,” said Torres in his letter obtained by Mediaite. He added:

Hasan Piker emerged as the poster child for the antisemitism that broke out in America after October 7. Mr. Piker demonized Orthodox Jews as “nativists” and dehumanized a Jewish man as a “bloodthirsty pig dog”: Associating Jews with pigs and bloodlust is textbook antisemitism. Mr. Piker has exposed himself as almost an apologist for the sexual violence and brutal rapes of October 7th. “It does not matter whether rape occurred on October 7 or not. That doesn’t change the dynamic for me,” Mr. Piker says, before finally admitting that “the Palestinian resistance” (its cover-up of terrorism) is not perfect.”

Torres has made headlines in recent months for his staunch pro-Israel advocacy following Hamas’ devastating attack on southern Israel on October 7. New York Democrat left In February the Congressional Progressive Caucus met and repeatedly saved We spoke publicly with fellow Democrats about the Israel-Hamas war. Piker has also recently made headlines for his stance on the war, saying kind words towards the terrorist organization Hezbollah and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

“Mr. owned by Piker in question It has ‘no problem’ with Hezbollah, the world’s most heavily armed terrorist organisation, and has provided a platform for a suspected Houthis terrorist. The U.S. government has designated Hezbollah as a (formerly) Foreign Terrorist Organization and the Houthis as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group.” Torres’ long letter continues as follows:

It is unacceptable to platform any of these terrorist organizations as Piker did. Piker even went so far as to incite violence, telling his followers to “kill” and “kill” the “people in the streets” and “let the streets be soaked with their red capitalist blood.” Incitement to violence deserves scrutiny from federal law enforcement.

Outside the context of Oct. 7, Mr. Piker had joked and mused about men raping women on a college campus and posted a picture of a gun on a U.S. Senator in what appeared to be an open invitation to gun violence. against an elected official. Inviting one’s followers to shoot an elected official, whether serious or joking, is the kind of threat that requires serious attention from federal law enforcement.

When Hasan Piker is not joking or thinking about rape, he oscillates between denying rape and defending rape. He either denies the sexual violence of 10/7 or denies that it matters. Mr Piker once described the sexual violence of 10/7 as “rape fantasies” or “rape hallucinations”. Despite his contempt and contempt for Jewish rape victims in Israel, Mr. Piker remains one of the most popular political influencers on Twitch. What does its popularity reveal about the devaluation of Jewish lives in American society and Twitch’s role in deepening the devaluation of Jewish life?

By combining antisemitism with anti-Americanism, Hasan Piker emerged as an apologist not only for 7/10 but also for 9/11. Here is Mr. Piker in his own words: “America deserved 9/11.” 3,000 Americans were burned or otherwise killed in the Twin Towers; Men and women falling from 110-story skyscrapers; According to Mr. Piker, they were all waiting for this. They deserved it. One wonders if Mr. Piker has ever seen an anti-American or anti-Semitic terrorist attack that he disliked. He seems to live in a morally inverse universe where the real terrorists of 9/11 and 10/7 were the victims, not the perpetrators.

Speaking of siding with terrorists, Mr Piker praised the “brave mujahideen” who wounded US Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Serving his nation honorably in the Navy SEALs; Mr. Piker’s loyalty lies not with members of the U.S. Armed Forces, but with the mujahideen who kill and maim them on the battlefield.

In a recent video posted on Twitch, Hasan can be seen laughing maliciously at a Jewish woman who thanked Vice President Kamala Harris for defending the hostages and expressed concerns about anti-Semitism. I have a simple question for Mr. Piker and his supporters on Twitch. What exactly do you find entertaining? Does antisemitism amuse you? Did you like the kidnapping of 30 children, including babies and toddlers? Did you like the kidnapping of aging Holocaust and Farhud survivors?

Mr Piker revealed the depth of his depravity when he posted an image of himself as the reincarnation of Vladimir Lenin, one of the fathers of totalitarian terror in the 20th century. Lenin is estimated to have caused the deaths of 7 to 10 million people; death of 20 to 30 million people by his successor Stalin; follower Mao Zedong caused the deaths of 40 to 70 million people in Communist China. With idols like Lenin, it’s no wonder why Hasan Piker seemed so unimpressed by the mass murders of October 7th. The only remaining question is: Why doesn’t Hasan Piker’s disturbing Jew-hatred bother Twitch so much?

Mr Clancy: It is known that you admire Hasan Piker. You admire Mr. Piker so deeply that you even had your staff at Twitch sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to him. You praised Mr. Piker for his “candor and candor” and said he was “feeling comfortable saying what he believed.” In light of all the anti-Semitism that has come out about Mr. Piker, do you still like his candor and candor? Is your company still happy that Mr. Piker is so comfortable spewing Jew hatred, no matter how “openly” and “openly” he does it?

Hasan Piker is just the tip of the iceberg; The antisemitic poster child of a systematically antisemitic social media platform. Twitch not only enables anti-Semitism, it also encourages it. Look no further than streamer Sneako, who is seen shouting like a raving lunatic in a video: “Down with Yahood,” which translates to “Down with the Jews.” Lest you think that Sneako’s antisemitism was an isolated incident, he enthusiastically commemorated the mastermind of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust: “May Allah (God) grant Yahya Sinwar the highest degree of paradise (heaven) insha’Allah.” Myron Gaines is no less virulent in his antisemitism, saying that “we must take back our country from these Jewish supremacists.” If the KKK or the Third Reich were a social media platform, it would be Twitch.

“If Twitch as a company has even the slightest sense of social responsibility (a questionable proposition considering the company you own), then it is time for Twitch to stop popularizing those who promote anti-Semitism,” Torres concluded. “Congress is examining increased anti-Semitism following October 7. “Just as no one is above the law, no company in America (including Twitch) is above Congressional scrutiny.”

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