DJ Khaled is an American-born entertainer of Palestinian descent. His parents immigrated to the United States from areas in the occupied West Bank territory.
As the Israel-Hamas War wages on in the Middle East region, DJ Khaled continues to face scrutiny for not speaking out about the deadly conflict. Over 29,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since the start of the hostilities which began after Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attacks in southern Israel.
Fadie Musallet of Netflix’s Dubai Bling reality show specifically called out Khaled during an interview with the @hintofarab TikTok account. The Palestinian-American living in Dubai shared his thoughts on the God Did album creator’s silence on the crisis.
“Unfortunately, everyone has their reasons,” Fadie Musallet stated when asked about DJ Khaled. “But there’s no reason, there’s no excuse when you’re actually a Palestinian. For me, my mother lives there. We’re from the same village, same families, so there’s no excuse.”
The Florida State University graduate also added, “Right now, my heart and dedication are with Palestine. I go there a lot. Like I said, my mother lives there. I do a lot of charity work with a lot of refugee camps there. I do a lot of fundraisers to raise money for Gaza and all the refugees outside of Gaza in the West Bank.”
@hintofarab Follow + for more | Thoughts on this? Much respect for the brother 💪 His IG is @fadiecakes , DM him n let him know you saw his video with hintofarab and loved him 🖤 Shaheryar aka hintofarab interviews Fadie Musellet, DJ Khaled’s cousin, who says they both are from the same village and he has cut ties with DJ Khaled because there’s no excuse to not speak up about Falasteen. What are your thoughts on this? #islam #islamic_video #muslim #muslimtiktok #hintofarab #muslimah #halalmemes #funnymuslim #niqab #hijabitiktok #abaya #djkhaled #djkhaleddaily #djkhaledmeme #anotherone
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Fadie Musallet is not the first person to criticize DJ Khaled for publicly ignoring the Palestinians’ plight in the bombarded Gaza Strip. Last October, DJ Vlad publicly scolded DJ Khaled and Jewish Hip-Hop artist Drake for not addressing the Israel-Hamas War.
A few weeks later, Drake joined with other entertainers and activists to call on U.S. President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. Other celebrities such as Daniel Caesar, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Batiste, Kehlani, Macklemore, Miguel, Run The Jewels, Vic Mensa, Victoria Monét and Wale also signed the Artists 4 Ceasefire letter.