CBS’s Stephen Colbert came dangerously close to engaging in anti-Semitic tropes about money and influence during a Thursday interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, where the two men alleged Super PACs like AIPAC are why the U.S. refuses to strongarm Israel into ending the war against Hamas. Meanwhile, NBC’s Seth Meyers tried to suggest that arresting Ben & Jerry’s cofounder Ben Cohen for disrupting an unrelated Senate hearing was an attempt to silence people on the issue.
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Later, on Late Night, Meyers recalled how far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker was recently detained by CPB. Piker claims he was interrogated about his political beliefs, including about Israel. It should be noted that DHS has said he is “lying for likes.”
Still, Meyers tried to add Cohen to the list, “Not only is it wrong to detain people for their constitutionally protected speech. It also won't work. You can't stop people from speaking up about America's morally disastrous policy towards Gaza, which is opposed by a majority of Americans. Just listen to Ben & Jerry's cofounder, Ben Cohen, who was arrested for speaking up about it during a hearing on Wednesday.”
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