Bill Maher asks where ‘keffiyeh-wearing college kids’ went as Hamas is ‘shooting everybody’ - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

Maher has repeatedly criticized American activists he sees as excusing or overlooking Hamas abuses while focusing their ire on Israel.

 

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscars party after the 97th Academy Awards, in Beverly Hills, California, US, March 2, 2025.

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TV talk show host Bill Maher questioned the recent silence of campus protestors over Gaza during Friday night’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, pressing, “Where are the protesters?… Suddenly, the keffiyeh-wearing college kids are very quiet.”

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, appearing on the panel, responded: “Can’t be found. Yeah, can’t be found anywhere.” Maher added that Hamas is “shooting everybody,” calling out what he described as “the asymmetry of what goes on.” 

The exchange occurred on Friday, in a show which featured actor turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, and Cuban. The episode is listed on HBO Max and summarized by entertainment outlets covering the broadcast.

Criticizing pro-Palestinians who ignore Hamas's atrocities

Maher has repeatedly criticized American activists he sees as excusing or overlooking Hamas abuses while focusing their ire on Israel. In May, he similarly challenged US liberals who expressed support for Hamas despite the group’s extremist ideology.

Friday’s remarks extended that critique to student protest movements that were highly visible last academic year.

Comedian Bill Maher speaks during ceremonies unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood (credit: FRED PROUSER/REUTERS)

Video snippets of the segment circulated widely on social media overnight, amplifying Maher’s question about the absence of demonstrations as reports out of Gaza highlight internal repression and violence under Hamas’s rule. 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-870857

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