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JERRY SEINFELD BOOED BY ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS WHO WALK OUT OF HIS DUKE
COMMENCEMENT SPEECH

By Ronny Reyes

Published May 12, 2024, 1:11 p.m. ET

Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony on
Sunday to protest guest speaker Jerry Seinfield over his support of Israel
during the war in Gaza.

Video of the incident shows a group of students walking out of their seats and
carrying a Palestinian flag as soon as the comedian and TV star was called to
the stage. 

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The attention to the protesters was quickly diverted by the cheering crowd, who
chanted, “Jerry! Jerry!” as Seinfeld would go on to give his speech and accept
an honorary degree from Duke. 

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Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony to
protest speaker Jerry Seinfeld and his support for Israel. Duke

While Seinfeld appeared to receive support from the majority of the crowd, once
the cheers eased up, several boos and shouts of “Free Palestine,” could be heard
erupting through. 

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Video from the ceremony shows protesters carrying a Palestinian flag while
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Seinfeld has been vocal over his support for the Jewish State following Hamas’
brutal Oct. 7 massacre that killed more than 1,200 people and kidnapped another
252. 

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The comedian also met with families of the hostages and visited a kibbutz
destroyed by the terror attack during a trip to Israel in December.

Seinfeld, however, opted to steer clear of the war during his speech at Duke —
and instead told students to embrace hard work and what they love as they move
forward on the next major step in their lives, according to WRAL News.      

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Seinfeld didn’t mention Israel or the war in his speech. Duke

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“Find something where you love the good parts and don’t mind the bad parts too
much — the torture you’re comfortable with,” the comedian joked. 

“This is the golden path to victory in life. Work. Exercise. Relationships,” he
added.” They all have a solid component of pure torture, and they are all 1,000%
worth it.”

The walkout was the only disruption to the commencement ceremony, with no other
incident taking place during or after Seinfeld’s speech. 

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The animus Seinfeld faced at Duke was not the first time he was targeted by
protesters over his support for Israel. 

In February, Seinfeld was heckled by a group of protesters after leaving an
event in the Upper East Side, where demonstrators called him a “genocide
supporter.” 

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Seinfeld told students to embrace hard work during his speech at Duke. Duke

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The Duke walkout was the latest in manifestations that have erupted in college
campuses across the US calling on universities to divest and end their ties with
Israel over the war in Gaza.  

About 60 students at Rutgers University walked out of their own commencement
ceremony on Sunday to protest the war, with many of the protesters swapping
graduation caps for keffiyehs, NJ.com reports. 

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The Rutgers walkout broke out halfway through the ceremony, with students waving
around a banner with the colors of the Palestinian flag. 

University officials did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for
comment.  

On Saturday, students also held a walkout at Virginia Commonwealth University
during a commencement ceremony addressed by Republican Gov. Glenn Younking, and
at the University of California, Berkeley, students stalled their own ceremony
as they waved Palestinian flags in the middle of the stadium.   

With Post wires


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