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Key Background<\/h2>\n

Piker, 34, is a left-wing political commentator who regularly streams on Twitch, where he has more than 3 million followers. Uygur, a 56-year-old Turkish American, is the co-creator of the progressive news commentary program \u201cThe Young Turks,\u201d which has more than 6 million subscribers on YouTube, and he briefly launched a long-shot presidential bid in 2024. Piker is Uygur\u2019s nephew, and got his start working at \u201cThe Young Turks.\u201d Both commentators are popular among the American left wing, but they have both courted controversy for their views on Israel and have drawn allegations of antisemitism both in the United States and abroad. <\/p>\n

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Piker\u2019s Most Controversial Statements<\/h2>\n

Piker has drawn controversy for past comments saying he would \u201cvote for Hamas over Israel every single time\u201d and that \u201cAmerica deserved 9\/11,\u201d the latter of which he has since characterized as \u201cinappropriate.\u201d Piker has been positioned as a possible left-wing version of Joe Rogan, but some Democrats don\u2019t believe he should be closely connected with the party, with some, including Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., saying they would not appear on his livestream. A bipartisan resolution introduced in April, Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., condemned online antisemitism and named Piker as an Internet personality who has spread \u201capplauded Hamas\u2019 terrorism\u201d and downplayed the Oct. 7 attacks. (The resolution has not yet been voted on.) <\/p>\n

Chief Critics<\/h2>\n

U.K. Green Party leader Zack Polanski called the ban on Piker and Uygur a \u201creally grim decision,\u201d saying the Labour Party government is \u201cdoing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli Government.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Tangent<\/h2>\n

The U.K.\u2019s Home Office has banned other activists and entertainers in recent months on the same grounds that their entry would \u201cnot be conducive to the public good.\u201d In April, the Home Office blocked rapper and former billionaire Kanye West from entering the country after his planned performance at a London festival sparked pushback from U.K. politicians, who cited his history of antisemitic and racist comments. The U.K. also blocked eleven \u201cfar-right agitators\u201d from entering the country in April, where they were expected to join a far-right \u201cUnited the Kingdom\u201d rally. Among the people blocked from entry was far-right Colombian-American activist Valentina Gomez, who is known for her anti-Islam views. <\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

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