Atheer Yacoub
Atheer Yacoub is a Palestinian-American stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster based in Brooklyn, New York. Born in Alabama to a Palestinian Muslim family, she spent significant portions of her childhood in the West Bank (particularly Ramallah) before her family fled to the U.S. after surviving a bombing in 2000.
Yacoub’s opinions on Palestine and Gaza are shaped by her personal history and are consistently pro-Palestinian, framing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict not as a symmetric “war” but as an ongoing Israeli occupation, apartheid, and genocide. She has been vocal about this since at least 2014, using her platform to advocate for Palestinian rights, criticize Israeli genocide, and highlight the humanity of Palestinians. Her X bio prominently features “#FreePalestine,” and she has faced professional repercussions for her views, such as being removed from a corporate gig in 2021 due to her posts on Palestine. She has participated in protests and uses humor to address the trauma of displacement and violence, often noting how the conflict is “nothing new” to her community. Below is a summary of her expressed views, drawn from interviews, articles, and her public posts.
Key Themes in her opinions
Yacoub emphasizes the asymmetry of power in the conflict, rejecting narratives that equate Palestinians and Israelis as equal parties. She draws directly from her lived experiences, including surviving bombings as a child and the constant threat of violence in the West Bank. Her commentary blends serious advocacy with dark humor, a hallmark of her comedy style.
- On the Nature of the Conflict: She explicitly rejects the term “war” as misleading, calling it an “occupation/apartheid/genocide” instead. In a 2024 interview with WBUR’s Here & Now, she explained: “I feel a little bit of an aversion… to the word ‘war.’ It implies two equal and opposing sides, but it’s not Muslims against Jewish people. It’s an occupation, and I’ve lived through it since I was a child.” She has lived through uprisings and bombings, noting in her stand-up that Palestinians “never get to the POST in post-traumatic stress” due to the unrelenting nature of the trauma.
- Personal Trauma and Family History: Yacoub’s family home in Ramallah was hit by shrapnel from a 2000 bombing, prompting their move to Alabama just before 9/11. She describes this as deeply triggering, especially amid events in Gaza: “I was bombed. I survived… what I’m seeing now is very triggering.” In her 2023 appearance on the Immigrantly podcast, she discussed the exhaustion of protesting and the instability in Palestine, contrasting it with her life in Alabama. She has joked about the irony of friends checking on her family during news events, only for her to clarify they live in Alabama, not Palestine.
- On Gaza Specifically: While her stand-up routines have not directly delved into the ongoing war in Gaza since October 2023—focusing instead on personal experiences—she has addressed it in interviews and panels. In a 2023 YouTube panel with Ali Abunimah and Nour Jaghama titled “Ali Abunimah, Nour Jaghama & Atheer Yacoub React to Israeli GENOCIDE,” she discussed the situation in Gaza as part of broader Israeli actions, reacting to the escalation following October 7. She has criticized Israeli strikes, such as in 2021 when she mocked claims of “unintended” civilian deaths in Gaza as “Oops, did I do that?” in response to reports of 42 civilians killed. Her views align with calls for ending the blockade and violence, emphasizing that the conflict’s visibility has increased global awareness but hasn’t changed the underlying oppression.
- Criticism of Israel and Calls for Justice: Yacoub frequently highlights systemic issues like home demolitions, the apartheid wall, and settler violence. In a 2021 video post, she quipped: “Why can’t Palestinians & Israelis just ‘get along’?? How about Israel dismantling the illegal Apartheid wall for starters!! #FreePalestine #SaveSheikhJarrah.” She has noted that her father is older than the state of Israel (founded in 1948), underscoring the Nakba (the 1948 displacement of Palestinians) in her humor. In older posts, like one from 2017, she warned: “As a Palestinian, I know firsthand that you DO NOT want Israel as an enemy.” She rejects simplistic calls for peace without addressing root causes, stating in 2021: “Palestine is not a FB relationship status. Fighting for human rights isn’t ‘complicated.'”
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