{"id":2242960,"date":"2024-05-12T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-get-booed-as-they-walk-out-on-graduation-speaker-jerry-seinfeld\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T19:17:52","slug":"anti-israel-protesters-get-booed-as-they-walk-out-on-graduation-speaker-jerry-seinfeld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-protesters-get-booed-as-they-walk-out-on-graduation-speaker-jerry-seinfeld\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Booed Exiting Graduation Speaker Jerry Seinfeld"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-israel-protesters-get-booed-as-they-walk-out-on-graduation-speaker-jerry-seinfeld%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pro-Palestinian students protested during\u200b Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s speech at Duke University&#8217;s\u200c graduation. They\u200b walked out, waving Palestinian flags \u200cand chanting &#8220;Free Palestine.&#8221; Seinfeld, known for his support \u200bof Israel, received\u2063 an honorary degree. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jamaal-bowman-pleads-guilty-in-fire-alarm-incident\/\" title=\"Rep. Jamaal Bowman Admits Guilt in Fire Alarm Incident\">incident sparked controversy<\/a> and viral videos on social media. Seinfeld, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-legend-john-cleese-upsets-the-left-wing-outrage-mob-after-announcing-new-show-on-anti-woke-gb-news-channel\/\" title=\"Comedy Legend John Cleese Upsets the Left-Wing Outrage Mob After Announcing New Show on Anti-Woke GB News Channel\">renowned comedian<\/a>, is \u200cfamously known for the\u2062 TV show &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; \u2063and his latest movie &#8220;Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian students walked out of Duke University\u2019s commencement ceremony on Sunday as Jewish comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jerry-seinfeld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerry Seinfeld<\/a>, who has displayed support for Israel amid its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was being introduced as a speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Boos could be heard from the audience while a small group of graduates waved Palestinian flags in Wallace Wade Stadium, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1789683755793227988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video<\/a> that has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gaza activists protest Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s commencement speech at Duke University, walk out waving Palestinian flag and chanting &#8220;free Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/77nj8eIjjU\">pic.twitter.com\/77nj8eIjjU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1789683755793227988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The dozens of students who walked out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/us\/as-jerry-seinfeld-receives-an-honorary-degree-at-duke-students-walk-out-in-protest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chanted<\/a>, \u201cFree, free Palestine.\u201d As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/12\/us\/as-jerry-seinfeld-receives-an-honorary-degree-at-duke-students-walk-out-in-protest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by the New York Times, Seinfeld \u201clooked on and smiled tensely\u201d as the demonstration took place.<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld received\u00a0an honorary degree at Duke while some graduates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/seinfeld-speech-duke-commencement-prompts-walkout-protesting-his-support-israel-2024-05-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shouted<\/a>, \u201cJerry! Jerry!\u201d and he delivered remarks in which he quipped about growing up a \u201cJewish boy from New York\u201d being \u201ca privilege if you want to be a comedian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star, best known for the hit TV comedy Seinfeld, is now on tour promoting his new movie Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story. He has two children who were\u00a0accepted into Duke University.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> have been taking place on university campuses nationwide, raising concerns about the safety of Jewish students. Despite the large amount of press the demonstrations have received, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-finds-most-college-students-against-anti-israel-protest-tactics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a> indicates most U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fbi-special-agent-finds-17514-georgia-voters-with-out-of-state-forwarded-mail-addresses\/\" title=\"Former FBI Special Agent Finds 17,514 Georgia Voters with Out-of-State Forwarded Mail Addresses\">college students<\/a> do not support the tactics employed in the protests.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld\u00a0visited Israel in December in a show of solidarity after Hamas terrorists committed a deadly attack on Israeli soil in October and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/jerry-seinfeld-meets-israeli-hostage-families-1235765834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">met with<\/a> the families of hostages who were taken during the onslaught at the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum Headquarters, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/12\/jerry-seinfeld-hostages-hamas-israel-1235678494\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeinfeld told the families that he feels a deep commitment to raising awareness around the world about the issue of the hostages,\u201d said a statement from the forum. \u201cHe and his family were clearly deeply affected by the stories of the experiences they heard from the family members and the released hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, Seinfeld could be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jerry-seinfeld-waves-smiles-as-anti-israel-protesters-heckle-him-in-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smiling and waving<\/a> to a group of anti-Israel protesters gathered outside an event he was attending in Manhattan. The demonstrators could be heard screaming, \u201cGenocide supporter, you support genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Duke University&#8217;s graduation, Pro-Palestinian students walked out as Jerry Seinfeld, known for supporting Israel, was introduced. 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