Tribeca Festival Condemns Comedian Elon Gold's Palestinian 'Dog Rape' Jokes Made on Red Carpet

The Tribeca Festival publicly condemned comedian Elon Gold for making offensive jokes about the rape of Palestinians by dogs during the red carpet premiere of his film "The Wedding Entertainer." Variety reported that Gold and influencer Lizzy Savetsky made the remarks in a widely circulated clip, drawing widespread outrage. Deadline noted that the joke made light of alleged systemic torture and rape of Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The festival issued a statement calling the remarks "offensive and unacceptable," emphasizing that sexual violence and human suffering should never be trivialized.