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Twitch streamer Asmongold suspended after Palestinian rant

The streamer, real name Zach Hoyt, later apologised online for his comments.

The account on which he made the remarks has been replaced with a message stating it is "temporarily unavailable" for violating community guidelines. In clips widely circulated online, Asmongold made comments suggesting he was not sympathetic to Palestinians who had been killed in the Israel-Gaza war. Asmongold has faced a backlash from his fellow Twitch streamers, with BrookeAB, who has 1.3m followers on the platform, calling his comments"straight up racism".

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