KD: Barring far right incitement from entering the UK is one thing, but now it is happening for the sake of protecting Israel only.
Right, so UK PM Kid Starver's government has just stopped two of the loudest critics of Israel in American media from getting into Britain, and the only reason it's prepared to say out loud is a phrase with no content in it. Cenk Uygur, the founder of the US online network The Young Turks, and his nephew Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer with an audience in the millions, were both on their way over to speak this week when they were stopped cold at the border. Well, here’s an excerpt of Piker from last year’s Oxford Union address. I wonder if you can spot the reason you think he might be getting banned then!
The two men say it's because they criticise Israel, which they do and it almost certainly is isn’t it? Piker says, in his own words, that it was done "at the behest of Israel." And the Home Office? It will only say their presence "may not be conducive to the public good," which is Whitehall for "we'd rather not explain ourselves." So a country that lectures everyone else about free speech has used its own border as an opinion filter, won't tell you the standard it applied, and has decided two blokes with microphones are a danger to the realm. Not men with weapons. Not men charged with anything here. Not men coming over to organise violence. Men coming to talk. And the British state, in all its alleged confidence and maturity, looked at two people with opinions on Israel and decided the safe thing to do was pull up the drawbridge. And it gets more ridiculous the closer you look.
The pair were booked for SXSW London, the big film, music and tech festival, and Uygur was also down to speak at the Oxford Union, the posh student debating society that loves to cast itself as the last home of free argument in the country. Keir Starmer's government is preventing prominent critics of Israel and American media, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, from entering Britain, citing a vague reason. This development has sparked breaking news discussions and raises questions about free speech and politics in the united kingdom. The incident highlights ongoing debates around immigration and media influence, with many turning to news sources like Al Jazeera for updates.
►SOURCES: MIDDLE EAST EYE: Britain blocks entry for podcasters Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker over 'criticising Israel'; UK bans US Muslim preacher Shadee Elmasry for praising resistance against Israel AL JAZEERA: Political commentators Cenk, Piker say UK bars them over Israel remarks THE NEWS (PAKISTAN): Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur blocked from entering UK for criticizing Israel DEADLINE: UK Home Office Confirms SXSW London Speakers Cenk Uygur & Hasan Piker Blocked From Entering Country VARIETY: Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur Barred From Attending SXSW London by U.K. Home Office
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