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Hasan Piker joins in anti-Israel chant of ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event

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Bradford, C. (2026, September 25). Hasan Piker joins in anti-Israel chant of ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/hasan-piker-joins-in-anti-israel-chant-of-from-the-river-to-the-sea-at-cornell-university-event/

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Hasan Piker participated in a chant at Cornell University’s Sage Chapel during an event for the “Students Not Bombs” campaign, where attendees chanted "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free," which is viewed as hate speech advocating for Israel's destruction. The 35-year-old joined in by mumbling his part of the response when prompted by the event moderator. This incident occurred on the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani for his association with Piker at the United Nations General Assembly. Critics expressed disappointment and outrage over Cornell providing a platform to Piker, who has previously made controversial statements about antisemitism and the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.

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Hasan Piker, a controversial Twitch streamer known for inflammatory comments, faced backlash before speaking at Cornell University on September 24. The event, part of the "Students Not Bombs" campaign, is hosted by Cornell's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). Critics argue that Piker’s presence reflects growing political polarization on campus. William Jacobson, a clinical professor at Cornell Law School, views the event as part of what he calls a "campaign of intimidation" rather than an isolated incident.

During his appearance, Piker joined in chants calling for Palestinian sovereignty from the river to the sea—a phrase widely perceived as antisemitic and implying Israel's destruction. This chant was repeated multiple times at Sage Chapel with significant audience participation. Despite criticism from groups like Grinspoon Hillel, which labeled Piker’s views "repulsive," the event proceeded with enthusiastic support from attendees, who celebrated Piker’s presence.

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The New Jersey-born socialist provocateur, who sparked fury with his 2019 claims that America deserved 9/11, joined in as most of his audience Sage Chapel at Thursday’s event proudly chanted the call, which is widely seen as hate speech implying the destruction of Israel. uncertain

which → bear → Israel

It came after Piker called on the audience of the Ivy League institution’s “Students Not Bombs” campaign to “maintain revolutionary optimism, always.” asserted

Piker → come → optimism

“On that note, if you want to join me in a protest chant,” the event moderator, who had a keffiyeh draped around her, told the audience and her star guest. asserted

who → want → audience

“From the river to the sea…” the moderator chanted, with the audience loudly responding, “Palestine will be free.” asserted

Palestine → chant → sea

Piker, 35, raised his microphone to his mouth and was heard mumbling his part of the response, asserted

Piker → raise → response

The antisemitic slur, which calls for the eradication of Israel, was repeated two more times before a man sitting on the benches led a chant of “Free, free Palestine,” with Piker again raising his mic and mumbling in response. asserted

Piker → call → response

The streamer was met with loud cheers and treated like a rock star as he left. asserted

he → meet → star

Piker spoke at the event, which was organized by the university’s Student for Justice in Palestine and Young Democratic Socialists of America movements, on the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shredded New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani at the United Nations General Assembly for his friendship with the streamer. asserted

Netanyahu → speak → streamer

Footage of the chants prompted critics to label Cornell a “bastion of hate.” asserted

Footage → prompt → hate

“Pretty disappointed in Cornell for this one,” one horrified viewer said. asserted

viewer → disappoint → one

“Disgusted that Cornell gave Hasan Piker a platform today,” a graduate said. asserted

graduate → disgust → platform

“As an alum, I am embarrassed and outraged. asserted

I → embarrass → alum

Cornell, what are you thinking? asserted

you → think → what

You can do better.” asserted

You → do → ?

Others were stunned that the event was held in Sage Chapel, which was the first nonsectarian chapel at a US college when it opened in 1875. asserted

it → stun → 1875

In the build-up to Piker’s appearance, the university’s Hillel chapter said the influencer’s views “ go against our values as Americans and Jews,” and described his “hateful rhetoric” as “repulsive.” asserted

views → say → rhetoric

A petition by SAFE Campus, a Jewish advocacy group, urged Cornell, state and federal officials to call off the event. asserted

petition → urge → event

The petition alluded to Cornell claims that it had taken “a clear and strong stand” against antisemitism following the October 7, 2023, terror attacks. uncertain

it → allude → attacks

Piker’s appearance came less than a year after the university agreed to pay $60 million in a settlement to the Trump administration to resolve investigations into campus antisemitism. asserted

university → come → antisemitism

The agreement resulted in around $250 million in federal research funding being unfrozen. asserted

million → result → funding

Piker justified the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, saying the massacre that killed roughly 1,200 innocents was a “direct consequence of Israeli actions” and that “it doesn’t matter if f–king rapes happened on Oct. 7.” asserted

rapes → justify → Oct.

Piker, the nephew of Cenk Uygur, the founder of the Young Turks, has raised eyebrows with his outlandish perspectives on the Middle East. asserted

Piker → raise → East

Earlier this month, the streamer, who has previously spoken at University of South California and Dartmouth University, wildly claimed that the region “would be more stable” if Iran had nuclear weapons. “I think Iran, much like any other sovereign nation, has a right to defend itself, regardless of its domestic policies,” he told Axios correspondent Alex Thompson. asserted

he → speak → Thompson

Hasan Piker joins in anti-Israel chant of ‘From the river to the sea’ at Cornell University event

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