{
  "id": 4005938,
  "title": "Jon Ossoff distances himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, joining several Democrats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/jon-ossoff-distances-himself-from-left-wing-streamer-hasan-piker",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-906917"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has distanced himself from left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, citing Piker's \"reckless and dangerous rhetoric\" about American Jews, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Piker recently made comments suggesting that American Jews are \"singularly invested in Israel,\" which Ossoff's spokesperson called \"reckless and dangerous.\"\n\nOssoff's stance on arms sales to Israel has drawn criticism from some of Georgia's Jewish community. In August, Piker called Ossoff a \"dark-horse\" presidential candidate and praised his critical stance on aid to Israel. However, Piker later distanced himself from Ossoff, stating that Ossoff does not have \"the right instincts.\"\n\nThe tension between Ossoff and Piker comes as Georgia's Jewish community has criticized the senator's votes to block arms sales to Israel. Ossoff is running for reelection in November against Republican Rep. Mike Collins, a high-stakes race that could determine which party controls the Senate. AIPAC has also attacked Ossoff for his votes to block weapons sales to Israel.",
  "summary": "Ossoff’s campaign had never responded to requests for comment about Piker until Thursday, as a slew of Democrats condemned the anti-Israel streamer’s comments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Hasan Piker needs to say only one thing to get out of his antisemitism controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hasan-piker-needs-to-say-only-one-thing-to-get-out-of-his",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:42:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Dingell: November election isn't about Hasan Piker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dingell-november-election-isnt-about-hasan-piker",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:55:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Abdul El-Sayed and Jamie Raskin sidestep Hasan Piker, and Israel, in Michigan campaign stops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/abdul-el-sayed-and-jamie-raskin-sidestep-hasan-piker-and-israel-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:32:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "El-Sayed says he's spoken with Jeremy Moss after Hasan Piker's comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/el-sayed-says-hes-spoken-with-jeremy-moss-after-hasan-pikers-comments",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:29:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}