Dave Chapelle Prompts Walkout, Heckling After Talking About Gaza Deaths

Dave Chappelle criticized America's support of Israel's bombing of bombing during a show at TD Garden in Boston. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks.

"Dave Chappelle criticized Israel's bombing of Gaza at a performance in Boston in which the comedian accused the U.S. of aiding the slaughter of innocent civilians. In the show at TD Garden on Thursday, Chappelle first condemned the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants, but criticized what he said were war crimes in Gaza, according to people in attendance.

The comments came up when Chappelle said he didn't think students should lose job offers for supporting Palestinians. An audience member's command for the comedian to shut up drew an emotional response from Chappelle, who criticized the Israeli government for cutting off water and other essentials to Gaza and accused it of killing innocent people, according to the attendees."

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[DavidHammersmith-piic]

Harming innocent people is an atrocity, no matter who does it.

[khadijah]

DAVE will NEVER give a damn about whether ANYONE likes or dislikes what he says or does. Bless Dave ❤

[denisewilliams]

I'm from Boston, and my best friend was at that show in Boston. She said the media is lying. Only two people walked out of the show after his remarks. He wasn't being booed by anyone but the two individuals who left.

[dhowell]

I was there last Thursday night. This is actually one of the truest accounts of what happened that I have seen on the Internet. The only thing I would correct is that Dave did not just say that he wanted to address it. He wasn't talking about political things at all. He was literally in the middle of a bit and someone in the audience yelled "free Palestine." Dave said "I want to talk about that, but I don't want to talk about that." Then some other people in the crowd sparred with a few words and That's when Dave felt the need to say what was on his mind. Everything was still pretty calm until some dude yelled and told Dave to "shut the fuck up." Dave then elaborated, to say the least lol. But I can promise you that hardly anybody walked out. A few dozen people and that's it out of a crowd of 20 thousand plus.

[greg]

Chapelle did nothing wrong. People always busting out the tired antisemitic card when Israel is criticized. Give em hell, Dave!

[csmitty]

Those folks aren’t going to bully Dave. Right is right and wrong is wrong…

[duncanwallace]

You know there's something wrong when you say people shouldn't kill children and you're the bad guy, based on whose children are being killed.

[AM-yotg]

He’s standing up for fellow human beings

[shaneodwyer]

Well done Dave Chapelle, how is it controversial to condemn war crimes??

[ChrisAlbertH]

I don't see where Dave Chappelle was wrong. He's only mirroring the sentiments of millions around the world with regards to the treatment of the citizens of Gaza. Even human rights experts have said similar things.

[AliAlo-pcud]

They felt offended about him saying killing innocent kids and women is wrong?

[melosova-suav]

Why do people get pissed off when the Genocide committed by Israel is brought up?

[kshaad]

Kudos to Chappelle for speaking truth to power.

[zeeshawnali]

Imagine how sick you have to be to get upset at someone standing up for the death of innocent civilians.

[winesap]

Chappelle is right on and that was a great response.

[yusufhassan]

Wow 4 ppl walk out an mainstream media makes a big deal....98% of the crowd wer on the side of Dave...

[GD-ozuy]

Love Chapelle. Not everyone can be as objective in America as Chapelle

[ot]

When speaking the truth, you become public enemy number one.

[DK-pnbd]

The world is seeing Israel for what it truly is.

[sphsmith]

Respect to Dave Chapelle for standing against opression.