Hasan Piker Says Israel Lacks Right to Exist in Current Form

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said Tuesday that Israel does not have a right to exist in its current form. Piker made the remarks during an interview on “The Breakfast Club” with host Charlamagne tha God. He described Israel as a settler colonial operation seeking expulsion or extermination of the indigenous population and as an apartheid state.

Piker compared Israel to Nazi Germany, apartheid South Africa, and Rhodesia. He said his position targets Israel’s political structure, not its citizens. “Israel currently exists,” he said. “It’s just a matter of, are they following international humanitarian laws?

Piker agreed that claiming the MAGA movement has no right to exist is analogous to his position on Israel. He stated that the “right to exist” question is used to deflect scrutiny of Israel’s conduct toward Palestinians. The exchange was prompted in part by questions about comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

Seinfeld was approached outside Madison Square Garden last week by a streamer requesting he say “Free Palestine” after a New York Knicks NBA Finals game. ” Piker called Seinfeld a gross racist for denying Palestine’s existence. Piker argued Palestine predates the modern Israeli state, citing its existence under the Ottoman Empire and later as British-occupied territory.

Piker said that invoking the “right to exist” framing does not mean killing all Republicans or whatever, and that such claims are routinely distorted by political opponents.