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Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics (www.usermag.co)

submitted 7 months ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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Hasan Piker, the biggest progressive political streamer in America, was detained by Customs and Border Protection for hours of questioning upon returning to the U.S. from a trip to France this weekend. Piker posted about the incident on X and later talked about it on stream.

He was detained in Chiago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.

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[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't think so.

Many people have been calling anything speaking against Israel and its actions (genocide) in Palestine antisemitic, when it's not saying anything about Jewish people or Judaism. Criticism against the existence of or actions of Israel is, more accurately, anti-Zionism, which isn't racism and doesn't deserve any special protection, just like criticism of American hegemony isn't racism.