Comedian Dave Chappelle criticized Israel's intensive bombing of Gaza at a performance in Boston, prompting some members of the crowd to get up and leave the show, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend.
After Chappelle condemned the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists in which some 1,400 people were massacred, the comedian called out what he said were war crimes in Gaza carried out by Israel, according to people in attendance at TD Garden on Thursday.
Chappelle also accused the U.S. of aiding the killing of innocent civilians in Gaza.
The comedian originally broached the subject when he said he did not think students should have job offers denied for supporting Palestinians.
Three students, who attend either Harvard University or Columbia University, were rescinded job offers at a top law firm after they signed on to a letter backing Hamas following the terrorist organization's massacre of Israeli civilians, with the firm announcing that the statements in the letters were contrary to the firm's values, Fox News reported.
After Chappelle made the comments about the students, a member of the audience yelled from the crowd for him to shut up, according to The Wall Street Journal. The comedian then slammed the Israeli government for cutting off water and other essentials to Gaza and accused it of killing innocent people, according to those in attendance at the show.
Chappelle reportedly added near the end of his performance that two wrongs don't make a right.
During the fiercest of the exchange between Chappelle and the crowd, some members of the audience cheered the comedian and shouted "Free Palestine," while others yelled, "What about Hamas," and got up and left, according to attendees at the show.
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