The far-left Twitch streamer is getting endless attention from politicians and the media, but does he really stand for anything, apart from hateful statements about Jews and Israel?Megan Peck Shub08:23 AM • August 26 2026 IDTEarlier this week, Haaretz interviewed a person everybody is currently talking about. This person is being discussed with the urgency of a man who has invented cold fusion or cured cancer or negotiated the final status of a Palestinian state. Bafflingly, he has not done any of those things; what he has done is livestream for hours, holding court on Twitch, a video game streaming platform. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Antisemitismanti-Israel Midterm Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1Hasan PikerWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasIsrairHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJoe Rogan of the Left? Hasan Piker Is Much More of a KardashianHaaretz CartoonTrump Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress but Says Riyadh Must Recognize IsraelJewish Democrats Say El-Sayed Is Making Inroads Securing Community's SupportNetanyahu Invited Israelis to Call Him. Experts Warn He Just Wants Their DataRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive