Dave Chappelle triggers WALKOUT from Boston show after comedian slammed Hamas attacks on Israel, Israel for cutting off water to Gaza and said pro-Palestine students should not lose job offers
Dave Chappelle sparked a walkout at one of his shows in Boston after condemning the October 7 Hamas attacks and criticizing Israel’s brutal bombing of Gaza.
The comedian, 50, gave his thoughts on the conflict in the Middle East during his performance at the TD Garden Arena on Thursday.
He criticized Israel for its response to the Hamas attack, which dropped more than 6,000 bombs on Gaza in less than a week, and accused the country of killing innocent people.
Chappelle also said on his show that the US was guilty of helping to slaughter innocent civilians and that war crimes were taking place in Gaza.
The comments surfaced after he said he did not think pro-Palestinian students protesting for a ceasefire should lose their job offers.
Chappelle reportedly denied being in Boston on Thursday. Dailymail.com has contacted him for comment.
Dave Chappelle sparked a walkout at one of his shows in Boston after condemning the October 7 Hamas attacks and criticizing Israel’s brutal bombing of Gaza
The comedian, 50, gave his thoughts on the conflict in the Middle East during his performance at the TD Garden Arena on Thursday, according to The Wall Street Journal.
He criticized Israel for its response to the Hamas attack, which dropped more than 6,000 bombs on Gaza in less than a week, and accused the country of killing innocent people.
Chappelle condemned Hamas’ attacks on October 7, which killed 1,400 Israelis and took another 200 hostage, before condemning Israel’s military response, according to audience members.
An audience member told the comedian to shut up and an emotional Chappelle criticized the Israeli government for cutting off the water supply, as well as the fuel and electricity that power water and sewage treatment plants.
It had also prevented humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza from Israel.
There were cheers from some spectators who shouted “Free Palestine,” while others responded with “What about Hamas?
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Chappelle’s comments led to some people in the audience standing up and leaving his show.
Near the end of his appearance, he said that two wrongs do not make a right regarding the Hamas attacks and Israel’s response.
An audience member, who left the show, took to social media to criticize Chappelle for his comments.
“The crowd cheered Chappelle during his tirade. I was sick. We were sick. “I turned to my friends and wife and said I think it’s time to go,” he said.
“We walked out and met a lot of other Jews leaving the show. Never in my life have I felt so unsafe and so scared by what I saw.’
A spokesperson for the comedian said he “denies being in Boston last night.”
A poster promoting his performance Thursday at the TD Garden arena featured the colors of the Palestinian flag: red, black, white and green.
Bags provided to spectators with his name on them had a similar design.
More than 4,300 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military response to the Hamas attacks, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
According to the agency, more than half of those killed in airstrikes are women and children.
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Chappelle condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, which killed 1,400 Israelis and took another 200 hostage, before condemning Israel’s military response, according to audience members.
Bags provided to spectators with his name on them bore the colors of the Palestinian flag: red, black, white and green
More than 4,300 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military response to the Hamas attacks, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
According to the United Nations, 1.4 million people have been displaced as a result of the war, while more than half a million people remain in 147 shelters.
The latest war between Israel and Hamas has been the deadliest yet.
According to the United Nations, 1.4 million people have been displaced as a result of the war, while more than half a million people remain in 147 shelters.
Israel has ordered all residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate and move south, but airstrikes continue to hit southern Gaza.
Some Palestinians have refused to leave their homes because they believe nowhere is safe.
Israel has cut supplies to Gaza following Hamas attacks, which saw its military wing breach the border with Israel.
The government said aid to the country would be blocked until the hostages were returned before a deal was reached in which Egypt would reopen its northern border and allow much-needed humanitarian aid into the war-torn enclave.
First aid vehicles entered Gaza on Saturday and the Israeli army said the aid was only intended for southern Gaza.
UN officials have described the situation in Gaza as a humanitarian catastrophe and called for an immediate ceasefire.
The conflict has sparked massive protests around the world in solidarity with the plight of Palestinian citizens and those supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks.
There have been demonstrations in cities such as London, Paris, New York, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.