From: The Jerusalem Post January 21, 2025
Amsterdam comedy club cancels Israeli stand-up Yohay Sponder, after threats

Boom said that it believed in freedom of expression without hate and offered to help Sponder relocate to another venue.

An Israeli comedian's stand-up show at an Amsterdam comedy club was canceled Monday due to threats about his performance, according to statements by comedian Yohay Sponder on Boom Chicago.

Boom Chicago said in a statement that upon the announcement of Sponder's Saturday show, they received "significant negative reactions" online and from visitors, including responses that were "outright threatening."

Boom said:
"We began to worry about the safety of our performers, audience, and colleagues. Therefore, we made the difficult decision to cancel the performance," "We are deeply saddened that this situation has escalated into a polarized debate about Gaza.

In our 32 years of existence, we have never experienced anything like this.
Very nasty criticism has come at us from all sides, even though we genuinely tried to do what was best for everyone."

Boom said that it believed in freedom of expression without hate and offered to help Sponder relocate to another venue.