{"id":2649517,"date":"2026-08-25T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-house-democrat-calls-out-el-sayed-over-piker-fallout\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:26:19","slug":"jewish-house-democrat-calls-out-el-sayed-over-piker-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-house-democrat-calls-out-el-sayed-over-piker-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish House Democrat calls out el Sayed over Piker fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjewish-house-democrat-calls-out-el-sayed-over-piker-fallout%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) criticized Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed for not condemning the remarks of Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who suggested that some American Jews are contributing to antisemitism with their support for Israel. Schneider, a Jewish Democrat and chair of the New Democrat Coalition, emphasized that el Sayed&#8217;s failure to explicitly denounce Piker\u2019s hurtful comments is disingenuous and threatens Jewish community safety. While el Sayed distanced himself from Piker without outright condemning his statements, he affirmed his commitment to Jewish safety and individual advocacy rights. The controversy arises amid a close Senate race in Michigan, which could impact the broader control of the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) called out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> Democratic Senate nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed <\/a>for refusing to \u201ccondemn the words\u201d of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialists\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3282\">socialist<\/a> Twitch streamer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hasan-piker\/\">Hasan Piker<\/a>, who recently made comments saying some Jews in the United States are \u201cmaking antisemitism worse\u201d with their support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schneider, a Jewish House Democrat and chairman of the center-left New Democrat Coalition, weighed in on Piker\u2019s recent inflammatory remarks against Jews. The Twitch streamer said \u201ceventually, someone is going to come around and take action \u2026 against American Jews\u201d if they \u201ckeep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel,\u201d while discussing Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss, who is Jewish.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700192\/brad-schneider-abdul-el-sayed-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jewish House Democrat calls out el Sayed for refusing to \u2018condemn the words of Hasan Piker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700241\/darline-graham-nordone-uncertainty-primary-south-carolina\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Darline Graham Nordone faces uncertainty ahead of Senate GOP primary in South Carolina<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700059\/hasan-piker-condemnation-progressives-asset\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hasan Piker draws condemnation but progressives still see him as an asset<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has so-far refused to condemn the words of Hasan Piker, his friend and frequent campaign surrogate,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schneider4IL10\/status\/2092314927159497206?s=20\">wrote<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schneider4IL10\/status\/2092314927159497206?s=20\">Schneider, a co-chairman of the congressional Jewish caucus<\/a>. \u201cIt is disingenuous for El-Sayed to try to distance himself from Piker without specifically condemning, refuting, or even just rejecting Piker\u2019s hurtful rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClaiming that no one speaks for him except himself and his team is not enough,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe Jewish community in Michigan deserved outright condemnation of rhetoric that threatens their safety and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backlash from fellow Democrats for el Sayed\u2019s ties to Piker comes as Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers and el Sayed are locked in a tight race to replace retiring Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gary-peters\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1182\">Gary Peters<\/a> (D-MI), which could determine the Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Michigan Democrat distanced himself from Piker in a statement, he did not outright denounce the streamer\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence,\u201d el Sayed said in a statement. \u201cThis is particularly true for communities that have been intimidated for their beliefs in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4699925\/raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-meeting\/\">RASKIN TARGETS KUSHNER AFTER JEFFRIES TAKES HEAT FOR MEETING WITH TRUMP SON-IN-LAW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michigan Democrat said his \u201ccommitment to Jewish safety\u201d is equal to his \u201ccommitment to the safety of my own daughters,\u201d calling antisemitism \u201ca scourge,\u201d saying he stands \u201cagainst any rhetoric that puts the community at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I want to be crystal clear, nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople,\u201d el Sayed said of Piker.\u00a0\u201cAnd while politicians and pundits try to make this race about a Twitch streamer, we\u2019re going to be talking about gas, groceries, good schools, and healthcare. Because that\u2019s what Michiganders keep asking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schneider criticizes el Sayed for not condemning Piker&#8217;s antisemitic remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2649518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-l0tbwv4pw-1787690423300-e1787693821743.jpg?1787676082&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84655,81734,84654,77253,37324],"class_list":["post-2649517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-dispute","tag-el-sayed","tag-jewish-house-democrat","tag-piker","tag-political-conflict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-l0tbwv4pw-1787690423300-e1787693821743.jpg?1787676082&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649517"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649532,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649517\/revisions\/2649532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}