Carl Barks

On October 12, 2023, 5 days after October 7, Hasan Piker had his last appearance on the Leftovers podcast. He spoke about the atrocities that Israel has been inflicting on the Palestinians for decades and Hasan broke into tears when discussing the death and funeral of the Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. Hasan also went on to declare that he will he always stand with the Palestinians, even if they retaliate against their violent oppressors: "They went to her funeral and beat the shit out of people, and ripped the Palestinian flag off of her. Palestinians can't have a moment of peace in this fucking world. They can't even mourn the dead. The IDF went in and beat the shit out of the Palestinians that were mourning her at her funeral, that were holding her casket, and ripped the Palestinian flag off of her casket. How is that allowed? How can that continue? There are voices out there who see the brutality, who see the endless humiliation that Palestinian people have endured and I stand with them. I don't care. I will always stand with them even if there is a moment of violent retaliation. They have nothing. They have no allies and people celebrate their destruction. It's happening right in front of our eyes. There is no equivalent. It is so horrifying that this can happen in the supposed 'only democracy in the Middle East.'"