Overview
- Speaking to Die Zeit, the German-Israeli comedian said he feels “super-bitter” about growing antisemitism and rejects retreat from public life.
- He said political comedy remains his only honest outlet, stressing a duty to “be better” rather than answer hatred with violence.
- Reports recapped that he was beaten in Berlin in 2015 after antisemitic abuse and that his brother Lahav suffered attacks in 2010 and again in 2024.
- WELT noted that the 24-year-old who assaulted Lahav in 2024 was convicted at Amtsgericht Tiergarten of dangerous bodily harm with an antisemitic motive and sentenced to three years in prison.
- Coverage also highlighted that his shows frequently tackle German‑Jewish–Israeli–Arab tensions, with work like “Selective Identity” drawing on his mental health struggles and biography.