{"id":533939,"date":"2026-01-22T06:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/533939\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:12:15","slug":"israeli-comedian-guy-hochmans-nyc-show-canceled-amid-protests-one-day-after-he-was-detained-in-canada-jta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/533939\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli comedian Guy Hochman\u2019s NYC show canceled amid protests, one day after he was detained in Canada | JTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week\u2019s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what\u2019s new with Jews in the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/subscribe-to-the-ny-jewish-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here to get it in your inbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israeli comedian\u2019s show canceled<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Israeli comedian and former combat soldier Guy Hochman said his performance at Broadway Comedy Club was canceled when protesters blocked the entrance on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Pro-Palestinian groups including Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, Palestinian Youth Movement, Writers Against the War on Gaza and MAS Youth Center celebrated the cancellation on Instagram. \u201cNew Yorkers are making it clear: Genocidaires are not welcome in our city,\u201d they said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTwU6TmjFfa\/?igsh=MW1wd2RhMndjbW9sZQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">On Monday, Hochman was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/20\/guy-hochman-israeli-comedian-detained-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detained for six hours at the Toronto Pearson International Airport<\/a> after the Hind Rajab Foundation, a pro-Palestinian legal group, filed a complaint accusing him of war crimes and \u201cincitement to genocide.\u201d (The group has filed complaints <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2025\/01\/06\/israel\/some-israeli-soldiers-traveling-abroad-are-facing-war-crimes-inquiries-over-their-gaza-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accusing Israeli soldiers of war crimes in multiple countries<\/a>, and its efforts have <a href=\"https:\/\/thecjn.ca\/news\/canadians-with-idf-ties-react-to-their-countrys-witch-hunt-against-former-israeli-soldiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently gained traction in Canada<\/a>.) According to the Canadian Jewish News, Hochman\u2019s release followed a personal appeal from the Israeli ambassador.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The Hind Rajab Foundation said Hochman \u2014 who was tapped by the Israeli army\u2019s spokesperson\u2019s unit during the war in Gaza because of his social media prowess \u2014 called for the \u201cmass killing and extermination\u201d of Palestinians and the destruction of their religious sites, including a statement that \u201cnot a single mosque will remain in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The group also initially accused Hochman of participating in the destruction of a Rafah mosque in September 2024. An updated version of its dossier on Hochman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindrajabfoundation.org\/api\/media\/file\/DOSSIER%20ON%20GUY%20HOCHMAN%20-%20latest-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published on Tuesday<\/a> retracts this claim. \u201cHRF initially identified the soldier visible in the footage as Guy Hochman, based on preliminary information received,\u201d the dossier concludes. \u201cSubsequent information has raised questions regarding this identification. Verification of the individual\u2019s identity is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Hochman said despite the cancellation in \u201cMamdani city,\u201d he performed for his audience outside the venue. \u201cThey won\u2019t wipe the smile off our faces,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTw9VXtjnfD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cThe people of Israel live.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Hochman initially said \u201cpolice decided to not allow the show.\u201d The NYPD denied the allegation, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/nypd-denies-canceling-israeli-comedians-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a> that police instead \u201cseparated two groups of protesters and put them in designated areas away from the front door of the venue so patrons could enter.\u201d They said it was the venue that canceled the show.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Israel on the campaign trail<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Israel looms over political contests across New York City. But in the race to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler, whose district covers heavily Jewish neighborhoods on the Upper West and Upper East Sides, top candidates agree on some questions about the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Politico saw responses from Nadler\u2019s Jewish prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Micah Lasher, John F. Kennedy\u2019s \u201c100% half Jewish\u201d grandson Jack Schlossberg and Assemblymember Alex Bores to a questionnaire from the Working Families Party about Israel. They are all seeking the WFP\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">All three candidates said they did not support a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-resolution\/876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House resolution<\/a> that would recognize Israel\u2019s campaign in Gaza as a genocide. All of them also withheld support from a <a href=\"https:\/\/ramirez.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/ramirez-jacobs-jayapal-pocan-18-members-congress-introduce-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill that aims to bar the United States from sending bombs to Israel<\/a>, with Bores and Lasher saying \u201cno\u201d while Schlossberg said \u201cunsure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The candidates diverged on a <a href=\"https:\/\/mccollum.house.gov\/palestinianchildrensrights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill that would cut off U.S. funding<\/a> connected to the Israeli military occupation in the West Bank. Schlossberg backed the bill, Lasher was \u201cunsure\u201d and Bores said \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Cameron Kasky, a Jewish progressive who centered criticism of Israel in his bid for Nadler\u2019s seat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2026\/01\/14\/ny\/cameron-kasky-gen-z-israel-critic-quits-congressional-race-to-focus-on-west-bank-activism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped out<\/a> last week to focus on activism for human rights in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ADL accuses anti-Zionists of using \u2018terror propaganda\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The Anti-Defamation League has accused several local anti-Zionist groups of \u201camplifying propaganda\u201d that promotes Hamas, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/article\/digital-couriers-how-us-anti-israel-activists-amplify-terror-propaganda?auHash=JXX_WCDje6ZSSaJF_hWYfPfgXKjCR_3HKNfSlSaLaS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The ADL said that New York-based groups like the Bronx Anti-War Coalition and StrikeMOMA have shared posters originally published by Hamas on Telegram, including quotes from a Hamas spokesperson and celebration of violence against Israelis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The report also investigated college campus activists. It said that CUNY students shared a Hamas-created graphic on Instagram; Barnard College students distributed a document circulated by Hamas; and Columbia students shared a poster made by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which the United States has designated a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The ADL has taken an increasingly hard line against critics of Israel while adopting a more conciliatory approach toward conservatives. The group <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADL\/status\/1898918587437338827\">initially applauded President Trump\u2019s deportation of pro-Palestinian students<\/a>, though it shifted that position after backlash.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mamdani meets Bondi Beach hero<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Mamdani hosted Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2025\/12\/14\/global\/unarmed-man-who-tackled-bondi-beach-hanukkah-attacker-identified-as-ahmed-al-ahmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tackled and disarmed the mass shooter<\/a> at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, at City Hall on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Al Ahmed traveled to the United States for medical treatment and also visited a Chabad holy site during his trip. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTkSp9XD48h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted about his Mamdani meeting on Instagram<\/a>, saying of the mayor, \u201cFrom the very first moment, he was kind, attentive, and sincerely caring, especially in the way he checked on my health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ad wars<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<p aria-level=\"1\">Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, who is running for reelection to his Hudson Valley seat, <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2026\/01\/mike-lawler-antisemitic-campaign-ad-israel-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said an ad that targeted his support for Israel was antisemitic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">The ad from the Institute for Middle East Understanding attacked Lawler for supporting U.S. aid to Israel, saying that he \u201cvoted to give Israel billions of dollars paid for by your taxes\u201d and \u201cIsraelis enjoy universal healthcare while Americans go bankrupt from medical bills.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">In a statement, Lawler called on other candidates in the race to \u201cpublicly and unequivocally denounce this ad immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p aria-level=\"1\">He added, \u201cThe IMEU attacks anyone who stands with Israel, opposes terrorism, refuses to bow to their radical agenda, and traffics antisemitic tropes.\u201d Lawler is not Jewish.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2026\/01\/21\/ny\/israeli-comedian-guy-hochmans-broadway-comedy-club-show-canceled-amid-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israeli comedian Guy Hochman\u2019s NYC show canceled amid protests, one day after he was detained in Canada<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Telegraphic Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week\u2019s daily newsletter, rounding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":163043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,38408,118659,236484,236487,4526,13854,118662,236486,4527,55374,236489,99,236480,31815,236478,3097,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,4851,118661,236488,80,118660,236481,236479,236482,236483,236485,236490,5343,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,40897],"class_list":{"0":"post-533939","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-anti-defamation-league","10":"tag-arab-israeli-conflict","11":"tag-criticism-of-israel","12":"tag-foreign-relations-of-israel","13":"tag-gaza-strip","14":"tag-gaza-war","15":"tag-gaza-israel-conflict","16":"tag-government-of-israel","17":"tag-hamas","18":"tag-hind-rajab-foundation","19":"tag-impacts-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict","20":"tag-israel","21":"tag-israel-palestine-relations","22":"tag-israeli-palestinian-conflict","23":"tag-killing-of-hind-rajab","24":"tag-middle-east","25":"tag-new-york","26":"tag-new-york-city","27":"tag-newyork","28":"tag-newyorkcity","29":"tag-ny","30":"tag-nyc","31":"tag-palestine","32":"tag-palestine-region","33":"tag-palestinian-nationalism","34":"tag-politics","35":"tag-politics-of-israel","36":"tag-politics-of-palestine","37":"tag-politics-of-palestine-region","38":"tag-politics-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict","39":"tag-politics-of-the-middle-east","40":"tag-reactions-to-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict","41":"tag-society-of-palestine","42":"tag-terrorism","43":"tag-united-states","44":"tag-united-states-of-america","45":"tag-unitedstates","46":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","47":"tag-us","48":"tag-usa","49":"tag-working-families-party"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}