Posted on 10/22/2023 7:16:23 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
They weren’t laughing.
Comedian Dave Chappelle criticized the United States for backing Israel’s “war crimes” against Palestinians during a live performance in Boston Thursday, prompting some audience members to walk out, according to a report.
The controversial comic made the remarks during a show at the TD Garden on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Chappelle condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left some 1,400 Israelis dead — but blasted what he claimed were Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, sparking some pushback from the crowd, people in attendance told the outlet.
The brouhaha started when a member of the audience told Chappelle to “shut up” after he said he didn’t think people should lose their jobs for supporting Palestinians, according to the Journal.
Chappelle, in response, criticized the Israeli government’s decision to cut off food, water and electricity to Gaza.
He also accused Israel of killing innocent civilians and committing war crimes, according to the report.
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More than 4,300 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict as the Israel Defense Forces have relentlessly pummeled the enclave with more than 6,000 bombs. Those dead include women and children, according to Palestinian authorities.
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But I do wonder why someone in his position would weigh in on a serious subject matter that is still unfolding.
The paper reports that Chappelle also said the US was guilty of aiding the slaughter of innocent civilians, and said war crimes were occurring. Chappelle went on to criticise the Israeli government for cutting off supplies to Gaza's population, and blocking humanitarian aid. He concluded by saying that two wrongs don't make a right.
Bizarrely, the Daily Mail reports that Chappelle had asserted, through a spokesperson, that he was not in Boston on Thursday evening, but other spectators have come forward with reports of what he said.
The WSJ reports that, while one audience member told Chappelle to shut up, others cheered and shouted “Free Palestine.” Some audience members walked out and later posted on social media, saying how Chappelle’s words had made them feel unsafe. One wrote:
“The audience was cheering Chappelle on during his tirade. I was sick. We were sick. I turned to my friends and wife and said I think it is time to go.
“We walked out and met up with many other Jews leaving the show. Never in my life have I felt so unsafe and so fearful of what I was witnessing.”
Dave Chappelle is a liberal Democrat
No surprise here
Yeah, he’s had some funny stuff - Jussie Smollett for example
I did NOT click on your NYP link....Have these numbers been confirmed? And, did they also happen to mention the number of Israeli casualties? Just curious.
There are Liberals, who actually do honestly believe in what they say.
And then you have the idiots that just regurgitate DNC Talking Points.
Have these numbers been confirmed?
Of course not. And not differentiated between combatant and non-combatant, either. It’s based on the estimate of the “Ghaza Health Department,” a/k/a Head Liar.
And, did they also happen to mention the number of Israeli casualties?
Of course not.
He must be a Calypso Louie follower - or thereabouts
I admire him for speaking his mind forthrightly. But I do not admire his mind.
Exactly!!
;-)
Definitely appears to have baorded/be boarding that boat.
Gotta love Calypso Louie
In 2008, Louie was: “We knew when the messiah would come that he would speak to the children. The messiah (Obama) is speaking” (an accurate paraphrase of Louie’s words)
Then, when Hillary and Obama got Khaddafi of Libya killed (Louie’s buddy) Louis said: “There’s a murderer (Obama) in the White House!”
I used to like Chapelle.
1 800 YT-GUILT (In Living Color)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6srNKf9gk
I don’t have to agree with everything a comedian says.
Heck I even liked Bill Hicks.
Dave is pretty funny , No judgement here , you can think what you want. I can get people to walk away from me by even mentioning that there’s a lot of evidence that the truth about 9/11 was not what we we were told. It’s real evidence too .. so amazed by the disonnence levels from some folks.
I’d just like to see what he said rather than have somebody else describe it.
I’m a free speech person - especially for comedians and all political speech.
Comedians have freedom of speech - WE have freedom of speech. They can express an opinion and we can walk out. That’s not cancelling, it’s expressing an opposing view.
What’s NOT OK is when people try to shut down the speech of others by shooting over them, being violent toward people who don’t think like they do, faking hate crimes, faking death threats and all the other liberal evils...
(Good chance I would have walked out if I had been there)
Love Chappel. He’s got balls to say what he thinks.
But he’s wrong here. Eff Gaza and the Palestinian terrorists.
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