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Guy Christensen (born 2005 or 2006) [1] is a pro-Palestinian political commentator on TikTok. [2] [3] Christensen is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [4]
Christensen, who goes by YourFavoriteGuy on TikTok, has been vocally pro-Palestinian since he was in high school. In November 2023, he penned an essay questioning Israel's treatment of Palestinians and its Arab citizens. [3] [4] [1] Christensen, who initially went viral in 2021 for faking his death on social media,[ citation needed ] has gained online notoriety surrounding his commentary on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict following the October 7 attacks. [2] [4] [5]
After the 2025 Capital Jewish Museum shooting, Christensen initially condemned the attack, saying, "I don't support the slaughter of civilians. That's not the way to go about it and bring justice." [3] He later changed his stance, saying, "Israel has livestreamed a genocide to the entire world the last two years. And you cannot expect to do such a thing in this world without the people standing up to fight, to stop you in any way they can, to resist against you, and that is exactly what happened." [3] In another video, Christensen also read the manifesto of shooter Elias Rodriguez. [3] [4] Christensen also denied the attack was motivated by antisemitism, stating that the murders were not motivated by the ethnic backgrounds of the victims but because the two individuals were Zionists. [3] Critics construed his videos as antisemitic and incitement to violence. [4]
The videos eventually caught the attention of New York City councilman Ritchie Torres, who is considered pro-Israel. [6] Torres urged the federal government to investigate Christensen as a possible threat, which led to Christensen calling Torres a "Zionist scumbag" and "AIPAC millionaire." [4] [7]
In late 2025, Christensen, along with other notable pro-Palestinian Internet personalities such as Ms. Rachel, were nominated by pro-Israel group StopAntisemitism for its "Antisemite of the Year" list. [8]
In February 2026, Christensen's YouTube channel was suspended. The suspension was later reverted following a social media backlash. Christensen said, "YouTube was forced to restore my entire channel + monetisation after REJECTING the appeal last night, promising I would stay banned forever. This is the power of collective action and solidarity. If we don't stand together, we'll be picked apart 1 by 1." [9]
Christensen's social media posts eventually led to his expulsion from Ohio State University, where Christensen was attending university as a freshman. [4] Initially, OSU suspended him and told Christensen that they would arrange a meeting with him to get his side of the story. Christensen claims he did schedule a meeting with the university but prior to a meeting taking place the school expelled him instead of allowing Christensen to speak to any university staff. [4] [5] [7] The university emphasized that the expulsion had nothing to do with Christensen's actions, but with his social media posts being perceived as threats against Ritchie Torres and in addition a viral social media campaign to deplatform and punish Christensen for his videos. [7]
Christensen filed a complaint for "Declaratory and Injunctive Relief" against OSU president Walter Carter, Senior Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers, and Registrar Ryan Hunt in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on September 17, 2025. The ACLU of Ohio has taken up Christensen's case against the university, arguing that Christensen's social media posts were not incitement to violence but free speech. The ACLU also emphasized that Christensen was a passionate critic of Zionism prior to starting university and that in addition the ACLU has pointed out that Christensen never sought to link his social media pages to OSU. [4] [7] The ACLU has also claimed that Christensen was unfairly punished for posts made on his free time outside of the school. [4]
The ACLU has also claimed that Christensen has been the victim of a social media doxing campaign spurred on by accounts such as "endjewhatred", which encouraged its followers to write letters to OSU asking for Christensen's expulsion from the school. [7]
On January 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr, issued a 30-page ruling ordering Ohio State University to immediately reverse the expulsion of Guy Christensen from its records, concluding that the university likely violated his constitutional rights. [5] Christensen has stated he does not wish to re-enroll in the university after his poor treatment. [4] A spokesman for the university has expressed their dismay in the ruling. [5]
While some critics of Christensen have deemed his social media posts "loathsome", Sargus emphasized that even loathsome speech is protected under the First Amendment. [5]
Christensen believes the Gaza Strip is an open-air prison, and that Israelis greet Palestinian death by rejoicing in the streets. Christensen is also a proponent of armed resistance over peaceful protest. [6] In an opinion piece for TRT World, he wrote, "I was shocked to learn of Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, their violence against Palestinians, the resulting displaced families, and bulldozed homes, and it struck a chord. It was reminiscent of the colonisation of Native Americans by English settlers." [10]
Christensen also believes that Elias Rodriguez, the individual who murdered two Israeli embassy employees outside the DC Jewish Museum, is not a terrorist but a resistance fighter. [3] [1] [7] He said in one video, "Hamas is not a terrorist organization, they are resistance fighters. Condemning the elimination of the two embassy workers out of fear that the government will crack down on the resistance movement is like condemning Luke Skywalker for blowing up the Death Star because the Empire might crack down on the Rebellion. We must instead meet this crackdown with escalation." [2] [3]
Christensen believes that Israel is committing genocide and has compared Israel to Nazi Germany. [3] Christensen has also worn clothing on camera inferring that Jesus was Palestinian. [3]
In January 2025, Christensen criticized a proposed ban of TikTok in the US, saying it would "eliminate the most impactful online space that the pro-Palestinian movement has in the world... The biggest concern about this ban is that the pro-Israel lobby and Zionists who pushed for the app to be taken away from Americans will have succeeded in permanently and irrevocably altering the public discourse in America to fit their interest". [11] Since TikTok's acquisition by American entrepreneur Larry Ellison in January 2026, Christensen has encouraged his audience to abandon TikTok and move to UpScrolled, which has been perceived as having a more pro-Palestinian stance. [12]