Dave Chappelle weighed in on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas during a recent standup gig in Boston, The Wall Street Journal reports. On stage at the TD Garden, the comedian condemned the attacks by the militant group on Israel before questioning the country’s own increasingly severe retaliations, proclaiming, “two wrongs don’t make a right.”
According to two people who attended the show, Chappelle criticized the Israeli government for cutting off water and electricity to civilians in the Gaza Strip and accused it of “killing innocent women and children” with American taxpayer dollars “while the whole world sits silently and watches.” At one point, a heckler shouted for the comedian to shut up, but after doubling down, other audience members cheered for Chappelle and broke into a chant of “Free Palestine.”
“You’re damn right, Free Palestine,” Chappelle reportedly responded, before discussing his Muslim faith.
