John Cleese has sparked a backlash in Israel after pulling out of sold-out shows in the country, with media outlets pointing to an alleged anti-Israel bias in his social media posts in the lead-up to the decision.

The 86-year-old Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star was due to appear in an “An Evening with John Cleese,” hosted by popular Israeli comedian and actor Zvika Hadar, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv this month.

The shows had already been previously postponed from June dates due to the war with Iran and missiles strikes on both sides over the summer.

Alon Yurik Productions, the company behind the Israeli shows, announced on Monday that Cleese had pulled out of the show after ceding to pressure from the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

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