{"id":2254406,"date":"2024-05-28T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-says-pro-palestinian-supporters-are-a-little-off-target-protesting-him\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:10:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T20:10:45","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-says-pro-palestinian-supporters-are-a-little-off-target-protesting-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-says-pro-palestinian-supporters-are-a-little-off-target-protesting-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Seinfeld suggests that pro-Palestinian supporters are slightly misguided in protesting against him"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fjerry-seinfeld-says-pro-palestinian-supporters-are-a-little-off-target-protesting-him%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=2254406&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>Comedian Jerry Seinfeld humorously addressed pro-Palestinian supporters protesting his events during the Gaza conflict, calling them &#8220;a little off target.&#8221; Seinfeld, advocating for Gaza hostages&#8217; release, faced pushback from protesters, including students \u2064walking out of his Duke University speech. He found the protests somewhat comical, with demonstrators expressing intense but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/combat-vet-paralympian-blasts-gestapo-tactics-of-u-s-soccer-after-losing-council-seat-racism-accusations\/\" title=\"Combat Vet, Paralympian Blasts \u2018Gestapo Tactics\u2019 Of U.S. Soccer After Losing Council Seat, Racism Accusations\">misplaced rage<\/a>. Your text is concise \u200band effectively conveys Jerry Seinfeld&#8217;s \u200bresponse to the protests by pro-Palestinian supporters during the Gaza conflict.\u2063 It captures the key points about Seinfeld advocating for the\u2064 release of Gaza hostages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-faces-backlash-over-pro-abortion-pick-for-hhs-secy\/\" title=\"Joe Biden faces backlash over pro-abortion pick for HHS Secy\">facing pushback<\/a> from protesters, including students walking out of his speech \u2063at Duke University. His view on\u200b the protests being comical due to the misplaced intensity of the demonstrators is well summarized.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Comedian<\/a> Jerry Seinfeld poked fun at the myriad of pro-Palestinian supporters who have protested his various events amid the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, joking that they are \u201ca little off target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld has been one of several celebrities to call for the hostages in Gaza to be freed, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/judaism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a> comedian facing pushback from protesters due to this. Earlier this month, several students walked out of a commencement speech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3001230\/duke-students-walk-out-of-jerry-seinfelds-commencement-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he was delivering at Duke University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so silly,\u201d Seinfeld said as he reflected on the protests he has received. \u201cIt\u2019s like they want to express this sincere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detransitioned-18-year-olds-lawyer-slams-kaiser-mds-says-kids-should-be-warned-about-outgrowing-gender-dysphoria\/\" title=\"Lawyer criticizes Kaiser MDs for not warning kids about 'outgrowing' gender dysphoria.\">intense rage<\/a>. But again, a little off-target. That\u2019s, to me, comedic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXAvkqXD-Fc?si=HIYQRkTanlBD-Xib\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The comedian also criticized politics and how it divides people, describing people as \u201cmobs believing their own crap.\u201d He added that this division stems from humans being tribal creatures who are driven by \u201cagreement and consensus and mob rule,\u201d as it gives people comfort.<\/p>\n<p>In December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/visiting-israel-jerry-seinfeld-meets-with-freed-hostages-families-of-abductees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Seinfeld visited Israel<\/a>, where he met with the families of the hostages in Gaza, during which he said he felt \u201ca deep commitment to raising awareness\u201d for the hostages. When discussing his trip to Israel, Seinfeld described it as \u201cthe most powerful experience of my life,\u201d becoming visibly emotional when thinking about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld has not shied away from sharing his true thoughts, stating last month that political correctness and \u201cthe extreme Left\u201d were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/2983802\/seinfeld-blames-extreme-left-pc-crap-nothing-funny-tv-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>responsible for the downturn in the quality of television comedy<\/a>. He added that comedy is needed in the world \u201cso badly\u201d right now but that most people \u201cdon\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comedian is best known for starring in the comedic television series <em>Seinfeld, <\/em>which ran for nine seasons from 1989 to 1998. Since then, the show has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2023\/01\/which-netflix-show-was-the-most-streamed-of-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>retained its popularity on streaming<\/a>, making it into the top 10 most-streamed shows of 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Jerry Seinfeld humorously addressed pro-Palestinian supporters protesting his events during the Gaza conflict, calling them &#8220;a little off target.&#8221; While advocating for the release of hostages in Gaza, the Jewish comedian faced criticism from demonstrators<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2254407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122252259201-1-1024x674.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2254406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122252259201-1-1024x674.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2254406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2254407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2254406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2254406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2254406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}