New Yorker Festival Invites Influencer Who Justified Oct. 7 Attacks as Speaker

Antisemitic streamer to receive platform at New Yorker Festival

The New Yorker Festival stands at the center of a storm following its decision to invite Hasan Piker to a roundtable scheduled for next month, according to a report by the Jewish Insider. Piker, a streamer identified with the radical left in the US, has previously sparked harsh criticism due to antisemitic statements and comments justifying the October 7 attack. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published a series of sharp tweets: "Toxic and extr…

New Yorker Festival invites influencer who justified Oct. 7 attacks as speaker

Hasan Piker, the far-left streamer who frequently stirs controversy for using antisemitic rhetoric in his commentary on Israel and Jewish issues, will join a roundtable discussion next month hosted by The New Yorker Festival, the publication announced on Wednesday in a full lineup of events. The conversation on Oct. 26, which will focus on “how the internet has reshaped political life” and its implications “for the future of democracy,” will als…

The New Yorker Festival Announces Its Full 2025 Lineup

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