Meet Tadhg Hickey:
A so-called comedian from Ireland, Hickey seems to dedicate a disproportionate amount of his time attacking Israel and the West.
So much so, Hickey actually shills for Hamas, defending their actions:
including rape:
and openly expresses his desire to give Hamas a platform:
But it’s not just Hamas. He seems to have never met a terrorist organization he didn’t like:
Just don’t call him antisemitic. He’ll tell you he doesn’t have a trace of antisemitism in his heart (major Roger Waters with “not an antisemitic bone in my body” energy):
and how he is only against Zionism, which is completely separate from Judaism:
But I would love to know how “legitimate criticism” that has nothing to do with hating on Jews includes comparing us to the Nazis:
disseminating the antisemitic trope of a powerful lobby that pays off people to do our bidding:
and leads to a focus on Holocaust-related programming (while he mocks the Holocaust):
insinuating we constantly bring up the Holocaust to silence criticism of Israel:
sharing blood libel-esque posts accusing us of things we never did, including pedophilia, sex trafficking, and organ stealing, in addition to the usual:
attacking and twisting Jewish religious belief of Jews as the “chosen people” (which has nothing to do with exceptionalism as he claims):
playing in to the antisemitic trope of greedy Jews wanting things for free:
and mocking the IHRA working definition of antisemitism:
So Tadhg, thanks for playing anti-Zionist-not-antisemite. Unfortunately
Update: I almost forgot. Months ago, Hickey visited Iran and ended up at the funeral of President Raisi, chanting “death to Israel”:
while bagging Israel and the US with his grateful Iranian hosts, not to mention expressing his support for genocidal chants:
Hickey claims he was there to speak out for Gaza and had nothing to do with the Iranian government:
More here:
Asked by the Irish Independent, a daily newspaper, about the optics of his visiting Iran as an entertainment figure while the Islamic Republic persecutes dissidents like rapper Toomaj Salehi, Hickey said that he was “not going to do puff pieces for the government [of Iran].” Rather, he “wanted to speak to ordinary Iranians … destroyed in many cases by, you know, the US and its sanctions.” However, Hickey ended up taking to the streets—not to protest the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses, but to chant “Death to Israel” in Farsi. Hickey weakly tried to defend his selective protest, claiming, “It wasn’t like I’d hit the streets, like trying to drum up anti-Israel sentiment, although that’s definitely on the streets. It was just a bit of a mess around.”
Hickey tried to portray his behavior as more than just virtue-signaling. Regarding the ongoing war in Gaza started by Iran-backed Hamas, he declared, “I’m talking to Palestinians here in Ireland who are shocked that the West would allow this level of horror to be rained down upon their civilian population.” Hickey concluded, “I feel like I’m doing good work or meaningful work that means something to other people,” while remaining silent about the 1,200 Israelis massacred on October 7.
For the Islamic Republic and its supporters, Hickey’s visit to Iran, lack of meaningful criticism towards the Islamic Republic’s human rights abuses against women and minorities, and anti-Israel views have elevated him to the point where the regime embraces him enthusiastically, making him a favorite of the regime’s media apparatus. In a March interview with “The Conversation,” a podcast of the Iran-funded Press TV, Hickey expounded on his background, political views, and the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Despite a significant backlash against his behavior in Iran, Hickey remains defiant. He recounted how some have tried to get his gigs canceled and mentioned a “Zionist Witch” who claimed to put a curse on him. Regarding his future gigs, the Irish comedian stated, “In an ideal world, I would love to tour places where it is news to me that someone from the West has an anti-imperialist perspective and somebody shining a light on the hypocrisy and atrocities of the American empire.”
During the 2nd Sobh International Media Event, which purportedly aimed to showcase television producers from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting World Service and provide a platform for local and international artists “to create art and foster cultural transformations,” Hickey discussed political humor and media influence regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency’s cultural correspondent.
Hickey claimed that the motto of colonialists has always been “divide and conquer,” but events like the 2nd Sobh International Media Event can “thwart their scheme.” On the Israel-Palestine conflict, he suggested, “Western media often tries to separate Palestine from the rest of the world. However, festivals like this brought everyone together for a common cause.”
Hickey’s mix of tedious anti-Israel activism, remarkable lack of historical comprehension, and one-sided political grandstanding is by no means unique.
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The propensity to cozy up to the Islamic Republic of Iran and its terrorist proxies by Hickey and other Irish officials and political activists endures. Whether it’s Hickey boasting about his Iranian escapades, Clare Daly and Mick Wallace’s vociferous support for Iranian-backed militias, or Seán Ó Fearghaíl’s tributes to Tehran, Irish politicians and activists continue to demonstrate selective outrage and ignore Iran’s bloody record of terrorism and regional destabilization.
I believe Hickey is on the Iranian government payroll. As someone with a large audience, such antipathy towards Jews and the West, and a need to grift, he would be a prime target for the Regime as a useful tool.
