In 2019 I was asked to do an event in LA for a mostly Jewish crowd, as well as some members of an organization with a rocky reputation on Palestinian issues. Figured it was a good time to say something. #standupcomedy #funny #sammyobeid
Hey man I’m a proud Jew and I discovered your comedy the other day and honestly I’ve been hooked since the start! Your comedy is gold man. We Jews and Muslims are cousins at the end of the day, and I think peace will come through comedy and food we share. Btw Arab falafel 🥙 is better than Israeli I’ll give you guys that! 😂 Shalom/Salaam brother! Praying there is peace soon. Also, would love to have you as a friend man you’re awesome! You’re most definitely invited to the Passover Seder.
Someone said to me before that Judaism, Islam, Christianity have more similarities then differences and should be looked at as tributaries from the same main river rather than three separate rivers. And it really made sense to me and if more people take that insight and respectful of the nuances of others beliefs there would be a lot more peace and be a happier place. Anyways I enjoyed your comment and good health to you and your family.
@@AodhanBeag100% agree. Growing up as a Buddhist, we always saw Christianity, Islam and Judaism as three flavours of the same ice cream. I don't understand how there can be so much angst among religions that have so much in common and literally the same roots.
Calling falafel Israeli is like calling it Chinese or Spanish weird as fuck. It's an Arabic food, the country that was created 1948 by refugees from Europe and Russia has nothing to do with falafel or any real culture. Israeli food is a mix of Arabic and Eastern European cuisine.
This is what comedy should be, a way to break down walls and build dialog! Going to start looking into more of your material; I sincerely hope you make it to the highest point possible in your comedic career, for in the laughter from your jokes it might very well save lives.
@@SammyObeidComedy After looking up your material, I must have been living under a rock for over a decade! Keep up the great work and I hope to make it to one of your shows one day!
Do you think a two state solution at this present stage is still possible? I mean there are 700.000 settlers in the West-Bank. How do you see that? Will they become Palestinian tax paying citizens? What do you think of a one federal state solution? Would it not be better solution since the whole area belongs kind of together? Just curious how you see it? Thank you@@noraliber3262
This is AMAZING. Can you put non auto generated captions on it so I can post it on all my platforms? I have a lot of Deaf friends who would probably love to watch it on my friends list.
@@SammyObeidComedy You might be able to edit the captions that are already there, which would likely be easier, but the other way would probably be deleting the auto generated ones and adding manual ones. Thank you!!! I really am touched that you replied. I'm a big fan of your work. I'm looking forward to posting this.
I like how you were able to make jokes that wouldn’t really offend Israelis or Jews in front of a Jewish (and I’d assume pro Israeli) crowd hopefully this can be the new normal of Palestinians and Jews sharing a laugh out of all this horror and talking with each other and trying to understand each other. Good vid
a message of peace and mutual respect from people like this speaker is much better than the bigots and warmongers who are advocating the eradication of all Palestinians.
Dude you deserve ALL the fame. Love to see someone mastering a set on this topic, which is undoubtedly one of the hardest topics to even turn into comedy.... yet you NAIL it everytime in every clip I watch. I can tell your sub count & view count is about to explode as word gets out... I am excited to witness your rise!!
The 45-second explanation for your niece was an excellent attempt at sucking all the oxygen out of the room and rendering all pro-Israel voices helpless against your act. Brilliant tactic!
This just shows HOW good a comedian you are, making this material work in front of a mostly Jewish audience. Stay strong & I hope there will never be a day where you can't find some humour in your heart or help others find it too. Love from Canada. ❤
‘I left in love, in laughter, and in truth and wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit’ - Bill Hicks. I’d hope he would be there with you.
But the people who are known as "Palestinian" now have lived in the land that was called by all sorts of different names throughout the ages. Just because they are Muslim now does not make them Arabian or strangers to that land. And anyway, it does not matter what kingdoms existed 2000-3000 years ago: it does not give someone who claims a link with them to come and kick people out of their land and take it for himself.
Oh God !!! If only this beautiful exchange of sentiments could someday be the case in the Middle East in Palestine/ Israel and all this hatred would disappear….❤❤
Here is the answer to you: Oslo accords, 3 offers of peace agreements with 98% of West Bank, Gaza, and east Jerusalem with land swap. Pals - palestinians refused. What else are you talking about?
@@alexp8372 it's propaganda, they gave nothing since then, they started to build new settlements on palestinians land, it's like cancer. You can check the settlements and the settler's location in the west bank. Each Palestinian village has a settlers village. Imagine how life will be if the most people who hate you become your neighbors, and they are protected with army and everyone of them has his own gun, while the Palestinian in their own land have no weapon to defend themselves. A few days ago two of my relatives were collecting olives , settlers came and shot them. Is this the peace you are talking about?
@@alexp8372The most important failure was that the process was always open-ended, without a two-state solution as the goal. Palestinians, to a great extent, had the sense that independence and the end of occupation was imminent..
@alexp8372 The most important failure was that the process was always open-ended, without a two-state solution as the goal. Palestinians, to a great extent, had the sense that independence and the end of occupation was imminent..
@rose-maries7131 I think you have to check your knowledge again. The state was offered as a goal. One thing to be misinformed, the other is to pedal anti Israel propaganda.
Important breakthrough comedy bro! Laughter helps break barriers and helps some realise Palestenians are real human beings and not a myth. FREE PALESTINE ❤ 🇵🇸 All of what's been going on has left many of us feeling down for weeks....this comedy helps but so does seeing all the support from so many including countless Jews.
wow nice job! i think your approach is the most effective. dont dehumanize and rage against Israel, dont play any victim cards, but strike at the inherent absurdities and contradictions of Zionist Israel. this is the moral high road to take. though i would understand if you took a different approach. much respect to you!
Great work, Sammy. Keep it up! Those complaining about the audio, yes, it is a bit distorted but you can always turn CC on and catch what you couldn't hear.
I wish most of these musicians athletes and Hollywood has the heart and the balls like you , you didn’t let money buy or worry about anybody bullying you because we know what happens when you talk about Israel
Where is Bethlehem? Philistine predates the Old Testament and is referenced in it. That makes Jesus Palestinian as he was born in Bethlehem, which is located in philistine. Europeans just renamed it Palestine mostly because it’s easier for the to say. Jesus was a Semite, as ALL Palestinians are.
Where is Bethlehem? Philistine predates the Old Testament and is referenced in it. That makes Jesus Palestinian as he was born in Bethlehem, which is located in philistine. Europeans just renamed it Palestine mostly because it’s easier for them to say. Jesus was a Semite, as ALL Palestinians are.
Philistines were Greek people that had already left the land by 600 BC. There is no connection between the Philistines and modern Palestinians... Rome named the land Syria Palestina in 132 AD, after the Jewish revolt. Philistine means "invader", btw. So that's 132 years after Jesus lived.@@andjanice71
Yes, you did not read about Jesus coming from Arabia and Palestinians coming from Arabia is a made-up thing too. They have been part of that land for thousands of years since before the times of Canaan. Just because the majority now are Muslim does not make them Arabian. They are Levantine Semites just like the Jews with whom they co-habited the place called the Holy Land from times immemorial .
