Hasan Piker rips New York Jewish voters' shift away from Democrats, blames Israel

Jewish voters in New York appear to be moving away from the Democratic Party, and controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker blamed the shift on their support for Israel.

On Wednesday, Piker responded to a CNN clip in which the network's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, and anchor John Berman discussed the drop in support for Democrats among Jewish voters, expressing dismay that they were shifting away from the party.

"Its wild that this many jewish voters are leaving the democratic party over israel. Its not like the republican alternatives are presenting a more appealing policy agenda, its just israel! Its literally over the continuation of israels belligerence. A real shame," Piker wrote on X.

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In the segment, Enten explained that Jewish support for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, dropped since her last election in 2022, according to recent Siena Polling. Enten then revealed that Democrats' advantage over Republicans among Jewish voters in New York had narrowed by 36 points since 2022, according to Siena Polling averages.

"State of New York U.S. House polling among Jewish voters. Look at this. In 2018, Democrats were ahead by 40 points," Enten said. "In 2022, 49 points. Look at this, the average of polls this year. Its just 13 points. It's just 13 points. That is a shift of, what, 36 points, 36 points away from the Democrats. Their lead has absolutely tumbled into the Hudson River among Jewish voters.

"Yes, they are still ahead. But we are talking about historically strong numbers for Republicans among Jewish voters," the analyst added. 

"It definitely seems to me that the developments over the past few years, at least in New York, at least in this polling, (have) had a huge impact on how Jewish voters say they are going to vote, not just for governor, but for Congress as well."

Piker faced backlash over his assertion that the shift was solely about Israel, with Republican Jewish Coalition communications director Sam Markstein telling that the streamer's accusation was rooted in an antisemitic trope.

"Hasan Pikers statement that American Jews voting preferences are all about Middle East policy plays directly into the oldest antisemitic trope of dual loyalty. He is flat out wrong and is trivializing the very real spike in Jew hatred which directly threatens our communitys safety," Markstein said.

"Lets be clear: American Jews are fleeing the Democratic Party because its leadership continues to elevate, embrace and appease the most radicalized elements of their anti-America extremist party base. The sad irony is that antisemitic bigot Hasan Piker, who said 'America deserved 9/11,' and who has been elevated by national Democrats, including campaigning with Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, is Exhibit A," he added.

Shai Davidai, a former Columbia University professor and author of "American Intellectual Antisemitism," also responded to Piker on X, saying, "It's not 'over Israel.' It's over people like you