Israel-Gaza crisis: Pete Davidson gives emotional speech; says 'no one in this world deserves to suffer'

Saturday Night Live host Pete Davidson delivered an emotional speech on the Israel-Gaza crisis during the show's opening minutes.
He focused on the children suffering because of the war and he also spoke about his personal connection with such tragedies.

He also spoke about his personal connection with such tragedies as his father, Scott Davidson, a New York City firefighter, lost his life in the 9/11 attacks.
'This week, we saw the horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza. And, I know what you’re thinking, who better to comment on it than Pete Davidson?'. Well, in a lot of ways, I am a good person to talk about it because when I was seven years old, my dad was killed in a terrorist attack. So, I know something about what that’s like. I saw so many terrible pictures this week of children suffering –Israeli children and Palestinian children – and it took me back to a really horrible, horrible place. No one in this world deserves to suffer, especially not kids.' Pete said.
'After my dad died, my mom tried pretty much everything she could do to cheer me up. I remember one day when I was eight, she got me what she thought was a Disney movie but it was actually the Eddie Murphy stand up special, 'Delirious.' We played it in the car on the way home and when she heard the things that Eddie Murphy was saying, she tried to take it away. But then she noticed something, for the first time in a long time I was laughing again,' he continued.

'I don’t understand it. I really don’t. I never will. But sometimes comedy is really the only way forward from tragedy,' he concluded.

Social media users were touched by Pete’s gesture towards the crisis, with one of them commenting on the video of his speech shared on X by Saturday Night Live, 'Hard not to feel every word'. Another user wrote 'This is gorgeous. Well done, Pete Davidson'.

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