Hasan Piker
Michigan Democratic Senate primary candidates Abdul El-Sayed (L) and Haley Stevens (R). (Finn Gomez/Getty Images/JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:13 pm
Staunch Israel critic El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary
The closely watched Democratic race tested the party’s divisions over the Jewish state.
By Grace Gilson and Andrew Lapin
Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. Piker, a popular Twitch streamer accused of antisemitism, prompted controversy for campaigning with El-Sayed. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
July 26, 2026, 5:11 pm
Hasan Piker is gaslighting American Jews. As a historian of antisemitism, I can tell.
We should not be afraid to call antisemitism what it is, writes a scholar.
By Pamela S. Nadell
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018. (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
July 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
J Street defends co-sponsoring College Democrats convention featuring Hasan Piker
The liberal pro-Israel group pushed back after critics said its presence at the event legitimized Piker.
By Grace Gilson
Hasan Piker looks on as U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed delivers a stump speech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. Piker, a popular Twitch streamer accused of antisemitism, prompted controversy for campaigning with El-Sayed. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
June 1, 2026, 9:59 pm
Hasan Piker blames Israel after UK bars him from entry, citing ‘potential risk’
British Jewish groups applauded the government’s decision to bar Piker and his uncle Cenk Uygur.
By Kelly Hartog
Hasan Piker (L) and Candace Owens (R) are the subjects of a new bipartisan House resolution condemning antisemitism introduced by Reps. Mike Lawler and Josh Gottheimer. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)(Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
April 29, 2026, 9:37 pm
House to consider bipartisan resolution condemning Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for antisemitism
Piker called the resolution a “cynical ploy to satisfy donors” by its sponsors.
By Andrew Lapin
(L-r) U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker pose during a rally for El-Sayed, April 7, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
April 22, 2026, 9:22 am
Drawing the line: At a time of rising antisemitism, leadership demands moral clarity
Antisemitism must not be tolerated or excused by anyone, especially those elected to represent all their constituents, including Jewish and Zionist communities.
By Julie Paris
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at Yeshiva University’s Chanukah fundraising dinner, Dec. 7, 2025. (Credit: Courtesy of Yeshiva University)
April 19, 2026, 11:34 am
Fetterman: Democrats have an antisemitism problem
"We have a serious problem with my party. So if I have to be the last man standing in the Democratic Party, I'm proud to stand with Israel," the Pennsylvania senator said.
By David Isaac
(L-r) U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker pose during a rally for El-Sayed, April 7, 2026. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
April 13, 2026, 3:11 pm
Summer Lee ignores calls to cancel appearance with controversial streamer
Squirrel Hill rep campaigns in Michigan with Hasan Piker
By David Rullo
Hasan Piker attends a press conference during Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
March 31, 2026, 2:51 pm
Before he hit a Passover seder, Zohran Mamdani shared an Eid dinner with Hasan Piker
Plus, even some of Mamdani’s allies are challenging his claim that Rama Duwaji is a “private person.”
By New York Jewish Week Staff
Hasan Piker attends a press conference during day three of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on February 3, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
March 25, 2026, 5:27 pm
Who is Hasan Piker, the left-wing streamer Brad Schneider says Democrats should reject
The popular Twitch host has drawn condemnation over alleged antisemitism even as some Democrats sit down with him.
By Grace Gilson
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov)
March 25, 2026, 4:22 pm
Summer Lee to appear with controversial streamer Hasan Piker at Michigan rallies
Piker has been accused of antisemitism
By Toby Tabachnick
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