Comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer Calls Out DJ Khaled Over Silence On Gaza

Mohammed “Mo” Amer apparently has no intention of letting DJ Khaled quietly ride this one out. He said, “F#ck DJ Khaled!”

The Palestinian American comedian unloaded on Khaled during a recent appearance at Punch Line Philly, criticizing the Hip-Hop heavyweight for remaining restrained about Gaza despite his Palestinian roots. Amer performed at the Philadelphia comedy club a week ago as part of his current touring schedule. I literally sat on this news to see how many media outlets were going to cover it. I saw one or two at most, both non-traditional media.

And this is definitely not some random joke Amer cooked up backstage in Philly.

Amer has been publicly pressing Khaled for quite some time. In fact, his “Wild World” comedy special opens with three words that leave absolutely nothing to interpretation: “F#ck DJ Khaled.” Damn.

Yes. That is literally how he starts the show.

Amer later explained that the opening was completely intentional. Speaking with The New Yorker magazine, he said, “What are we doing? What the fuck are we doing? Just—as a society. Like, really?” He framed his comedy as saying things people may be thinking but are reluctant to express publicly.

Now Khaled appears to be catching another round not a stray.

The larger question is whether celebrities should be expected to speak against injustice simply because of their heritage. Khaled is Palestinian American, but he has never been a prominent public voice on Gaza. This situation is not new. Amer clearly believes somebody with Khaled’s enormous platform should be saying more.

And Amer is not alone.

Dave Chappelle previously put Khaled under the comedic microscope during a 2025 performance at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

“DJ Khaled, let me tell you something,” Chappelle said. “For a Palestinian, this man is awfully quiet right now. And as a Palestinian, how could you be that quiet right now?”

That criticism has now followed Khaled from one major comedian to another.

Khaled, meanwhile, seemingly continues doing what Khaled does. Music. Business. Motivation. Major keys. And very little public engagement with this particular controversy. He’s got money and his family is good. I’m thinking when your Brown brother slices criticizes how yo move, it’s time to reconsider.

Amer clearly isn’t accepting silence as an answer.

But here’s where things get complicated. Does being Palestinian automatically create a public obligation to speak? Or does Khaled have the same right as anybody else to decide what he discusses?