'Women, Children, Aid Workers Killed': Joe Rogan On Gaza, Calls Antisemitism Label 'Strange'

Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 21:11 IST

Rogan noted that raising concerns about the violence in Gaza often leads to accusations of antisemitism

FILE - Joe Rogan stands for a benediction after President Donald Trump was sworn in during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP, File)

YouTuber and podcaster Joe Rogan has slammed Israel’s military action in Gaza, calling the violence “insane" and questioning why more people are not speaking out about the deaths of civilians and aid workers.

In the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, published on 2 July, Rogan said, “What they’ve done to Gaza is f***ing insane. And if you can’t see that… your response is, ‘Israel has the right to defend itself.’ Like, what are you talking about—against what? Children? Women and children getting blown apart? Aid workers that are getting killed?"

Rogan further noted that raising concerns about the violence in Gaza often leads to accusations of antisemitism, which he called “so strange".

“We can’t have a rational conversation if you’re not willing to address that, and no one wants to talk about it. If you do talk about it, you’re anti-Semitic, which is so strange. I don’t know how they wrangled that," he stated.

Rogan was speaking with Amjad Masad, a Jordanian-American and CEO of tech platform Replit. Masad, whose family is from Palestine, said he faced harsh criticism from colleagues simply for speaking out. “They call me antisemitic," he added.

“Every moderate Palestinian I know supports a two-state solution. The best way to guarantee peace—even for Israelis—is to end the occupation and allow the emergence of a Palestinian state," Masad told Rogan.

The Gaza war began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched an attack in southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israel launched a large-scale military campaign in Gaza.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 57,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the conflict. The war has displaced nearly the entire population of the territory, with food shortages and infrastructure collapse creating a severe humanitarian crisis.

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