Awkward silence as Israeli comedian's Gaza jokes flop

'I actually don’t believe that Palestinian films should win any awards ever, because they only know how to play one role: Victim.' American-Israeli comedian Yoni Kletzel fails to make a crowd laugh about his ‘satirical’ stint on Palestinians and ‘Pallywood’ Oscars left the room silent.

Awkward silence as Israeli comedian’s Gaza jokes flop

‘I actually don’t believe that Palestinian films should win any awards ever, because they only know how to play one role: Victim.’ American-Israeli comedian Yoni Kletzel fails to make a crowd laugh about his ‘satirical’ stint… pic.twitter.com/KLWnpIhid7

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