– DSA backs Hasan Piker, accused of antisemitism, after election victory
– Jewish activist vows to keep speaking out after confrontation at the University of Michigan
– NHL team apologizes after anti-Israel banners appear during a recent game
The Democratic Socialists of America drew fierce criticism after inviting Hasan Piker to anchor its election-night broadcast. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt condemned the socialist organization for providing a platform to what he described as antisemitism and apologetics for terrorism. Piker responded with a vulgar online tirade as he celebrated Democratic victories and imagined former President Donald Trump behind bars.
Hasan Piker said liberal pundits who cried on television when President Trump was elected in 2024 have been “totally vindicated” by the midterm results. (Twitch/Screenshot)
Former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized progressive Democrats who have hesitated to defend Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.
Conservative Jewish influencer Lizzy Benichou was attacked during an open debate at the University of Michigan. The confrontation began after an enraged woman allegedly slapped another speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged over women’s rights in Iran. Police detained the student suspect, but Benichou says she will not be silenced.
Outrage is mounting at elite Manhattan public school Stuyvesant High School after its Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter posted an antisemitic slogan. Advocacy group #EndJewHatred called the message an explicit threat to Jewish students and urged school and education officials to act immediately. The NYC-DSA has sought to distance itself from the high school students’ post.
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The St. Louis Blues are working to contain the fallout after anti-Israel demonstrators disrupted their home game against Vegas. Protesters unfurled banners reading “Free America from Israel” and “Israel kills” in the arena stands. Team chairman Tom Stillman described the incident as an “unforgivable” stunt, apologized to fans and said antisemitic rhetoric would never be tolerated at the team’s arena.
B’nai B’rith International CEO Evan R. Bernstein warns that Jews are increasingly being targeted by extremists on both ends of the political spectrum. Pointing to stabbings in New York City, street assaults in London and unrest in France, he says the far right portrays Jews as conspiratorial puppet masters while the far left casts them as oppressors. In both cases, he argues, Jewish safety is treated as an afterthought.
“Students deserve a learning environment free from Jew-hatred, and families deserve to know that school leadership takes their concerns seriously.” – Michelle Ahdoot, of #EndJewHatred, on sinister posts targeting Jews at a prestigious Manhattan school.
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