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Meet the Palestinian-American Influencer Exposing 'Genocidal' Israelis Online

Meet the Palestinian-American Influencer Exposing 'Genocidal' Israelis Online

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 6 Monaten

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Since Oct. 7, 22 year-old Palestinian-American influencer Hamzah
Saadah has gained international notoriety for doing something
that no mainstream news outlet would dare to do: asking regular
Israelis what they think about Palestine. The results have been
shocking, as Hamzah's interviews with civilians and soldiers
alike demonstrate a comfort and willingness to use "genocidal
rhetoric" across Israeli society. Hamzah now joins Mehdi for a
live taping of 'We're Not Kidding' at the Sundance Film Festival
in Park City, Utah to discuss his work on social media and take
some questions from the audience.

Before Oct. 7, Hamzah was a gaming influencer, musician, and
magician (yes, you read that right) with nearly 8 million
followers across social media. But once Israel's genocide began
in Gaza, Hamzah made the decision to use his massive following to
expose the anti-Palestinian rhetoric of some Israeli soldiers.

The two also discuss:

Receiving threats for their political work.

Larry Ellison and censorship on TikTok.

The time the police showed up at Hamzah's house at 3:00am.

How to change the minds of audiences.

How old Mehdi is, again, and again, and again.

2026 Sundance Film Festival. Recorded at The Muslim House
Produced by the MPAC Hollywood Bureau with the support of the
Doris Duke Foundation.

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Credits:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Hamzah Saadah

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

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