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‘Palisades or Palestine’: Dave Chappelle tackles Middle East politics in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue

JL;DR SUMMARY Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live, avoiding the antisemitic controversies that marked his 2022 appearance, and instead focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and broader political themes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictKanye WestHollywoodStereotypesSaturday Night LiveEmpathyKyrie IrvingJimmy CarterDave Chappelle

Places mentioned

Israel
"Chappelle recalled that it was around the time of the 2006 publication of Carters controversial book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. People were very mad in Israel."
Palestinian Territories
"And if you go, we cannot protect you. I will never forget the images of a former American president walking with little to no security while thousands of Palestinians were cheering him on, Chappelle said."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"pleading with Trump to not forget your humanity and please have empathy for displaced people, whether theyre in the Palisades or Palestine."

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