Hasan Piker's recent remarks about American Jews' support for Israel have drawn the ire of several Democratic lawmakers who have spoken out against him.The Twitch streamer has since blamed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for the backlash and welcomed the criticism with open arms."AIPAC boss call was made.
they are unanimous in their hatred of me, and i welcome their hatred.if you’re a defender of israel’s genocide, of its occupation, of its child killing spree — then your boos mean nothing to me," Piker wrote in a post on X.
He was responding to a post featuring images of statements put out by several Democrats condemning him.Later, in response to a list of Democrats who had criticized him, Piker suggested that someone tabulate the total amount of money that the group had received from AIPAC, the prominent pro-Israel lobbying organization."We should calculate how much the aipac total is for all these candidates so we know how much the maga billionaire backed foreign govt lobby got prominent dems to keep the attention on an antizionist twitch streamer thru lies, instead of trumps admin in these critical midterms," he wrote.ANTISEMITIC STREAMER FINALLY MAKES DEM LEADER SNAP WITH RARE REBUKE: ‘MALICIOUS’Twitch streamer Hasan Piker claimed that AIPAC was behind the wave of Democrats criticizing his rhetoric.(Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images)Piker is no stranger to controversy, and his latest remarks have sparked a series of condemnations from Democrats.President & CEO of Democratic Majority for Israel Brian Romick dismissed Piker's claim against AIPAC in a statement provided to Fox News Digital, calling it "a baseless conspiracy theory.""Hasan Piker has built his brand by peddling conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric.
Rather than take responsibility for his own odious remarks, he is now promoting a baseless conspiracy theory to explain the entirely predictable backlash against him," Romick's statement...