'I was kicked out of a theatre for not applauding a Palestine flag' - Antisemitism victim speaks out

'I was kicked out of a theatre for not applauding a Palestine flag' - Antisemitism victim speaks out

'I was KICKED OUT of a theatre for not APPLAUDING a Palestine flag

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Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 14/02/2024

- 15:12

Updated: 14/02/2024

- 16:52

An Israeli man was allegedly "kicked out of a theatre" for not applauding a Palestine flag

An Israeli man has spoken out after he was "kicked out of a theatre for not applauding a Palestine flag."

Liahav Eitan was allegedly told to "get the f*** out of the show" by comedian Paul Currie while watching stand up at a venue in London.


According to Eitan, Currie had shown the crowd a Ukrainian flag followed by a Palestinian one and invited them to stand and applaud.

The comedian sarcastically thanked the pair for not standing and clapping. He then asked if they had enjoyed the gig when Eitan said that he "had until the Palestine flag."

\u200bLiahav Eitan

He was told to leave the venue after he said he didn't agree with the comparison between Palestine and Ukraine

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Speaking to GB News Eitan said: "He completely turned on me.

"He started shouting that he's from Belfast and that he knows everything about ceasefires and then he started cursing. He told us to 'get the f*** out.'

"Because of where we were sitting, the only way out was through the stage. So we had to pass right in front of him.

"Me and my friend, we gathered our things. We got on the stage and we started walking towards the exit.

Paul Currie

Paul Currie has now been banned from performing at the venue

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"Meanwhile he produced his Palestine flag again and and waved it at us.

"He shouted some more curses at us and started chanting 'ceasefire now, free Palestine' trying to insight the entire audience.

"People in the audience started joining in, somebody from the first row shouted at us 'Shame people.'

"Not a single person stepped in to defend us. What I did see from the stage were two other couples running towards the exits and I immediately knew that they were the other Jewish members of the audience."

Andrew Pierce, Pip Thomson, Liahav Eitan

He spoke to GB News about the "hostility"

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GB News host Pip Tomson asked him if he has ever received this kind of 'hostility' before

He said: "Absolutely, living in London in the past four months has been all about that."

The Metropolitan Police have said: “We are aware of the incident and understand why it was upsetting for those involved.

“A report was submitted to police on Monday and enquiries are ongoing.”

He has also reportedly now "been banned from performing at the venue."

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