Ethan Klein hints at "pausing" Leftovers Podcast over the Israel-Palestine issue with co-host HasanAbi

The leftist Leftovers podcast may go on a hiatus after Ethan Klein revealed he would be talking about it with co-host "HasanAbi" Piker and fans have pointed to their differences over the Israel-Palestine issue as the primary cause. Since the recent conflict started, both Klein and Piker have been discussing the issue on their show, and their differing attitudes seem to be leading to a fallout.

Ethan, who is married to Israeli-American fashion designer Hila Klein, who has served in the IDF, has clashed with HasanAbi on the show about his stance on the conflict. Readers should note that Piker is known for sympathizing with the plight of Palestinian casualties in the war, having raised over a million dollars in humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The two have been friends for a long time, but their different perspectives on the issues seem to be the primary reason for pausing the Leftovers Podcast.

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"I don't want to talk about this conflict anymore": Ethan will be talking to HasanAbi about putting a pause to the Leftovers Podcast

In a recent episode on the H3TV podcast series that Ethan is most known for, the popular podcast host revealed that he did not want to talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict anymore and that he would be broaching the issue of pausing The Leftovers podcast with HasanAbi soon:

"I don't want to talk about this conflict anymore, really at all, ever. And I am frankly also thinking about putting, uh, something that I also need to talk to Hasan. I do feel like I am going to likely pause Leftovers for the time being. You know what I mean?"

He also mentioned that many in the audience also think he should not be talking about the Israel-Palestine conflict:

"I don't want to talk about it anymore, and it sounds like a lot of y'all don't want me to talk about it either."

Readers should note that Ethan has donated a substantial amount of money to HasanAbi's fundraiser for Palestinian medical aid, which managed to raise more than a million dollars with the help of viewer donations. The day after, HasanAbi also appeared on Piers Morgan's show to talk about the conflict.

The decision to stop the Leftovers podcast has not gone down well with many in the community, who have asked the two online figures to resolve their differences. Here are a couple of general reactions from X, formerly Twitter.

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As a leading political commentator on Twitch known for his leftist leanings, HasanAbi's takes have landed him in hot waters on numerous occasions. Here's a list of his most contentious takes for more context.