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Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour

Posted on July 30, 2018April 13, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour
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Overview of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour

The Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour was co-founded by Palestinian Ray Hanania and Israeli Charley Warady. It included Jewish American comedian Aaron Freeman and Israeli comedian Yisrael Campbell.

The group performed comedy shows before live audiences throughout Israel in 2007 including in West Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, Jaffa, Hebron, Tel Aviv, and in a tour hosted by MASA at U.S. college campuses. The group performed in Dublin, Ireland, and Hanania performed in Dubai and London as a representative of the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour. They also performed in Austin, Texas, Des Moine Iowa, and in Canada with their biggest audience in Toronto filling the Roy Thomson Hall with more than 2,200 people.

The group also performed with other comedians including Egyptian American comedian Sherif, Muslim Bangladeshi comedian Arif Choudhury, and Ray’s Jewish son, Aaron Hanania.

You can reach the individual comedians via email:

Ray Hanania   rghanania@gmail.com

Aaron Freeman   AaronFreeman@gmail.com

Charley Warady   charleywarady@gmail.com

Yisrael Campbell  IBAVS@aol.com

With the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour in 2007 at Kol Ha Neshama Synagogue in West Jerusalem, in Israel in March 12, 2007
With the Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour in 2007 at Kol Ha Neshama Synagogue in West Jerusalem, in Israel in March 12, 2007

Here are some past articles about the comedy show

Austin American Statesman, Jan. 16, 2009. Click here

The American Muslim Column, Oct. 11, 2007. Click here.

YNet News Column, Feb. 28, 2007. Click here.

Jerusalem Post Feb. 2, 2007, News Story. Click here.

The Electronic Intifadah hate site, April 4, 2008. Click here.

Winnipeg Jewish Review news story, 2008. Click here.

Column on MASA Tour of College Campuses Feb. 9, 2008. Click here.

Tzavta performance in Tel Aviv, Jan. 27, 2007. Click here.

Israeli Palestinian COmedy Tour Charley Warady, Ray Hanania, Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbel, Jan. 27, 2007 at Tzavta Theater in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first performance ever of Palestinians and Israelis together.
Israeli Palestinian Comedy Tour Charley Warady, Ray Hanania, Aaron Freeman, Yisrael Campbel, Jan. 27, 2007 at Tzavta Theater in Tel Aviv, Israel. The first performance ever of Palestinians and Israelis together.

Haaretz Newspaper, Jan. 22, 2008. News story. Click here.

Chicago Tribune, Oct. 21, 2015. News story. Click here.

The Marcos Kirsch Experience Blog. Jan. 19, 2009. Click here.

Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2010 Click here.

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