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Netanyahu name‑drops Hasan Piker during UN General Assembly speech

journalismSep 24, 2026834,538

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu invoked streamer and commentator Hasan Piker during his United Nations General Assembly speech, singling him out by name while attacking New York City councilmember Zohran Mamdani and Mamdani’s wife. In the address Netanyahu tied Mamdani to Hasan Piker and repeated claims that Mamdani is "buddies" with Hamas, language echoed in several contemporaneous posts calling the remarks an attack. Observers at the UN reported boos and a mass walkout as Netanyahu began his remarks, and social media posts captured and circulated short clips of the name check. Commenters online described the mention as evidence of a broader effort by Netanyahu to link U.S.-based critics and progressive figures to terrorism, and some posts called the speech desperate and inflammatory. The name check has become a focal point of immediate backlash and short-form video excerpts shared widely online.

Justin Baragona
@justinbaragona.bsky.social

Netanyahu directly attacks Zohran Mamdani (and his wife) from the UNGA podium, calling him the "antisemitic mayor of New York City," parroting The Free Press's stories about Rama Duwaji, tying Mamdani to Hasan Piker, and claiming the mayor is "buddies" with Hamas.

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Zeddy59

There's one guy in this video who facilitated monthly $15 million payments to Hamas in explicit, on tape, hopes of building Gaza into a jihadist rival of the Palestinian Authority and his name rhymes with Denjamin Petanyahu.

Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋29

getting follow and like-policed by the chud president of Israel

Matt Leeds11

War Criminal & WEAK Little Man Coward Netanyahu Planned The OCT 7th ATTACK With Asset Criminal Jared Kushner Netanyahu & Little Jared Pushed For GENOCIDE to Profit OFF GAZA & PUSHED FOR WAR with IRAN Netanyahu is Psychopath. He is Insane & Pure Evil! He’s Going To HELL👇🏻 bsky.app/profile/thet...

Drew McKevitt5

"Is this genocide? Of course not. It is the opposite of genocide" might truly be the dumbest thing anyone has ever said, including things Trump says

Zee (missing life's little cues)4

The gall of this actual war crimal to come to a man's own city and engage in stochastic terrorism against that man

Negativepeace4

This is a Hitler like dictator coming to our country and threatening and intimidating citizens He has been in power my entire life but because the US likes him, he doesnt get called a dictator despite being one

Shayne Mathis3

I know it would be extremely illigal but it would also be extremely funny if Mamdani had Netanyahu arrested.

Marc with a Sea 🌊3

Netanyahu is a war criminal. Mayor Mamdani is not a war criminal. I can support Israel while refusing to support Netanyahu. It's that simple.

Ben Tocker2

Mister Mayor, condemn this wife!

Yastreblyansky2

That crook Giuliani talked like that too, but on the 9/11 dais meekly shook Mamdani's hand. NYPD should extradite this war criminal to The Hague, or at least ICE should deport him to face his corruption charges in Israel. He shouldn't be spending five minutes ln US territory.

Matt McNeil Show
@mattmcneilshow.bsky.social

Is it really a speech when 3/4 of the UN walks out on you? Netanyahu's speech was everything you'd expect from a far-right extremist desperate to stay in power. I support Israel. I do not support Netanyahu. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Rachel Gilmore
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

War criminal and perpetrator of genocide Netanyahu mentioned Hasan Piker in his UN speech, and insodoing made this a clip that exists

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kate bush’s husband
@airbagged.bsky.social

Yes, Netanyahu spent a portion of his UN speech calling out Hasan Piker. What a fucking lunatic.

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