Fists in the studio and an ambush outside: American activist lunges at Yoseph Haddad | Watch
A heated argument between the Israeli advocacy activist and the American content creator escalated into violence in front of the cameras. In additional footage, Dennis Feitosa is seen lunging at Yoseph Haddad from behind. Production staff and those present separated the two.
Unusual footage that circulated overnight (between Monday and Tuesday) on social media shows two physical confrontations between Israeli advocacy activist Yoseph Haddad and content creator and Republican activist Dennis Feitosa, known online as "Def Noodles". The confrontations took place during the filming of a debate program for the American podcast Digital Social Hour — first in the studio and then outside it.
In the first video, a heated argument is seen between the two in the studio, during which Feitosa gets up from his seat and grabs Haddad with both hands. Haddad reacts immediately, pulling him toward the table and striking him with his head. Production staff and other participants intervened within seconds and separated them.
In another video, filmed outside the studio, Feitosa is seen approaching Haddad from behind and lunging at him. Haddad turns around and reacts, and another scuffle develops on the spot, during which some of those present knock Feitosa to the ground, Haddad strikes him, and others rush to intervene.
The filming was conducted as part of the "Outnumbered" series of the popular Digital Social Hour, hosted by American entrepreneur Sean Kelly. The program is recorded in Las Vegas and publishes almost daily interviews and long conversations with entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, and controversial figures. The "Outnumbered" format pits one person against ten participants holding opposing positions, in discussions that sometimes last more than four hours. Ahead of the current filming, Haddad announced that he would go to the USA to confront ten opponents of Israel one after another.
Feitosa is a content creator and conservative commentator who previously ran a successful gossip and satire channel about internet celebrities. Last June, he ran as a Republican candidate for the House of Representatives in California's 30th district, but was eliminated in the primaries after receiving only a few percent of support.
After the incident, Feitosa claimed that Haddad admitted during the discussion that he had ordered bombings and attacks on schools during his military service, and added:
"I have never looked into the face of evil of such magnitude."
Haddad, an Arab-Israeli who volunteered for combat service in the Golani Brigade and was seriously wounded in the Second Lebanon War, has not yet responded publicly to the claims. As of the time of writing, the full episode has not yet been released, and therefore it is impossible to determine unequivocally what the verbal trigger was that preceded the violence.
