Comedian Dave Chappelle claims SNL 'censorship' over his Gaza comments -

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Dave Chappelle, who rushed to condemn Israel just weeks after Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 civilians in the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, is now claiming victimhood after SNL reportedly asked him to avoid inflammatory comments about Gaza during his January appearance.

The comedian, who has repeatedly characterized Israel's response to the October 7 massacre as "genocide" while showing little concern for Israeli victims of rape, torture, and murder, told a San Francisco audience that the show restricted his topics.

Despite these alleged restrictions, Chappelle managed to slip in comments about Palestine during his SNL monologue. The comedian's selective empathy was on full display as he called for compassion for "displaced people" while continuing his pattern of downplaying Hamas's atrocities.

This follows Chappelle's October 2023 performance where he criticized Israel for cutting utilities to Gaza - mere days after Hamas terrorists had livestreamed their murders of Israeli civilians, kidnapped over 240 people including elderly Holocaust survivors and infants, and used Israeli infrastructure to coordinate their attacks.

During a show in Abu Dhabi last May, Chappelle played "My Blood is Palestinian" to cheering crowds - a stark contrast to his silence on the blood of Israeli victims, including young music festival attendees who were hunted down and executed, families burned alive in their homes, and women subjected to documented sexual violence.

His recent San Francisco show concluded with the declaration "Give the Jews a break, free Palestine" - an ironic statement from someone who has consistently minimized the worst single-day massacre of Jews in the 21st century.

The comedian's claims of censorship come as he continues to use his platform to criticize Israel's defensive operations while showing remarkably little interest in addressing Hamas's documented war crimes or the fate of remaining hostages, including children, still held in Gaza.

Jewish Breaking News contributed to this article.