D.L. Hughley Slams DJ Khaled Over War In Gaza Silence: “Gone From DJ Khaled To DJ Callous”
D.L. Hughley is calling out DJ Khaled for his refusal to speak out about the deadly conflict in Gaza.
Khaled was born in America after his parents immigrated from areas in the occupied West Bank territory. He has faced staunch criticism for remaining silent on the Israel-Hamas war.
D.L. Hughley condemned DJ Khaled for not speaking out about the crisis in Gaza. During a recent interview with Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee, the comedian said that while he can’t know how Khaled feels about the war, he can see what’s on his timeline.
“So, I’ll see you exalting God when you make a shot, but I’ll watch a seven-year-old Palestinian boy who is praying to God for the strength to bear that his family had been killed,” he stated. “I’ll watch you pray to not hit a bunker and then I will watch a Palestinian family pray that they can find one.”
He continued referencing a recent viral incident where DJ Khaled was carried over a puddle to avoid scuffing his Jordans.
“We’re used to Palestinians being carried,” he added. “They’re just not alive. They’re dead and they don’t have shoes, they don’t even have feet.”
D.L. Hughley Brands DJ Khaled “DJ Callous”
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have reportedly killed at least 30,717 Palestinians. Another another 72,156 people have been wounded, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. One-quarter of the population of Gaza, some 576,000 people, are “one step away from famine,” Ramesh Rajasingham, director of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said during a briefing dated February 27.
“To me you have gone from DJ Khaled to DJ Callous,” Hughley declared. “You cannot be so oblivious that you forget that the images that you are portraying have an equal and opposite effect. And what it tells people is that if somebody that looks like them doesn’t care why should you.”
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