According to multiple reports, Dave Chappelle angered fans during his Thursday night show in Boston when he slammed the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Page Six reports that several attendees walked out of his show held at TD Garden in Boston. According to the Wall Street Journal, Chappelle called out Israel’s “war crimes” and accused the Israeli government of killing innocent civilians with the aid of the U.S. government.
One heckler allegedly told Chappelle to “shut up” when he said students should not be denied jobs because they support Palestine.
Several audience members reportedly shouted “Free Palestine.”
“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,’” one attendee posted on social media, per the Daily Mail.
“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,” the post continued.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Chappelle told WSJ that he “denies being in Boston” last Thursday, even though the event was scheduled as part of his current tour, Page Six reports.
In related news, we reported previously via CNN that new polling released by Quinnipiac University revealed “48% of Democratic voters say their sympathies are more with Israelis compared to 22% who said Palestinians. That’s a massive change from the 46% for Palestinians and 23% for Israelis in May 2021. Fox’s poll, likewise, has shown support for Israel up by 17 points among Democrats compared to 2021,” per CNN.
“When it comes to America’s role as a strong ally of Israel in this conflict, more than half of Democrats polled by Quinnipiac appear to be more likely to side with Biden when it comes to support for Israel. Although 28% of Democratic voters believe America has been too supportive of Israel, 60% say America’s support has been about right,” CNN writes.
The outlet continues, “A majority of voters (52%) concur that America has it right when it comes to support for Israel. The rest are split evenly between saying America is too supportive (20%) and not supportive enough (20%).”
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