ADL Responds to DC Shooting With Call to Deplatform Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
May. 22, 2025

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Thursday responded to the shooting of two Israeli embassy aides in Washington, DC by calling for pro-Palestine Twitch streamer Hasan Piker to be deplatformed and criticism of Israel censored.

The head of the ADL directly blames @hasanthehun for the DC shooting. The full force of the US government is about to come down on him. When these things happen politicians look for a scapegoat to show that they’re doing something. Hasan will be the guy

pic.twitter.com/ra8pvNpAYr
— Observer (@CharlieSheenGO) May 22, 2025

"I'm thinking about the New York Times doing a gauzy profile a few weeks ago of this gamer Hasan Piker who regularly employs awful, genocidal rhetoric against Jewish people and the Jewish state," Greenblatt told CNN on Thursday.

"Like, extremists should not be empowered, people who spout prejudice should not be platformed," he continued. "This is a moment where we need to look ourselves in the mirror and say, 'we've got to stop this because the consequences are deadly.'"

"The ADL is already exploiting the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers to demand more limits on free speech, specifically demanding Israel critics with the large platforms - such as @HasanTheHun - be banned from speaking," Glenn Greenwald commented on X.

"Can't even wait 24 hours until demanding censorship."

The ADL is already exploiting the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers to demand more limits on free speech, specifically demanding Israel critics with the large platforms - such as @hasanthehun - be banned from speaking.

Can't even wait 24 hours until demanding censorship. https://t.co/46Ehi4VWAH
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 22, 2025

"Israel is an apartheid state doing a live-streamed genocide. I think it's wrong and dangerous to conflate these heinous actions [with] Jews," Piker responded on X. "The Apartheid Defense League doesn't because they think they can improve Israel's standing by silencing its critics. It won't change the truth." [Capitalization edited for readability]

israel is an apartheid state doing a live-streamed genocide. i think it’s wrong and dangerous to conflate these heinous actions w jews. the apartheid defense league doesn’t because they think they can improve israel’s standing by silencing its critics. it won’t change the truth. https://t.co/9hTyDmSkxn
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) May 22, 2025

Greenblatt is no stranger to violent rhetoric himself. During a speech before the Knesset in January, Greenblatt said that the kind of "genius" behind the Jewish state's pager attack on Lebanon is now needed to fight antisemitism.

WATCH: ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says the kind of "genius" behind the pager attack on Lebanon is now needed to fight antisemitism.

He said this in a speech to the Israeli Knesset just days ago.

Is this a terroristic threat? pic.twitter.com/RcW0jUlltX
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) January 13, 2025

Greenblatt in March also praised the Trump administration for rounding up critics of Israel in the streets for their political speech.

He later softened his stance due to optics concerns but it's clear his desire to outlaw criticism of Israel remains the same.

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