{"id":2269596,"date":"2024-06-17T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jerry-seinfeld-turns-the-tables-on-anti-israel-heckler-makes-him-the-butt-of-the-joke\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T17:12:56","slug":"watch-jerry-seinfeld-turns-the-tables-on-anti-israel-heckler-makes-him-the-butt-of-the-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jerry-seinfeld-turns-the-tables-on-anti-israel-heckler-makes-him-the-butt-of-the-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Jerry Seinfeld Flips Script on Anti-Israel Heckler, Turns Him into Punchline"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwatch-jerry-seinfeld-turns-the-tables-on-anti-israel-heckler-makes-him-the-butt-of-the-joke%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=2269596&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>The \u200darticle discusses how humor can be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominion-used-a-version-of-the-solorwinds-orion-platform-which-provides-backdoor-access-into-their-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Dominion Used a Version of the SolorWinds Orion Platform Which Provides Backdoor Access Into their Voting Machines\">powerful tool<\/a> to\u200b challenge and disarm serious situations, using examples from Jewish-American comedians like Mel Brooks \u2063and\u200d Jerry\u200d Seinfeld. Brooks, in his work &#8220;The Producers,&#8221; used satire to ridicule\u2063 the absurdity of \u2062Nazi sympathies, turning a risky premise into a comedic success. Similarly, Jerry Seinfeld used humor to address and neutralize a protester at his comedy show \u200cin Sydney, Australia. The protester, \u200cwho disrupted the\u2063 show by shouting anti-Israel slogans, was skillfully mocked by Seinfeld, who\u200d turned the interruption\u2062 into part of his act, thereby defusing the tension and entertaining the audience. Seinfeld&#8217;s response highlighted the ineffectiveness and misplaced approach of the protester, drawing \u200dparallels \u2063with other global and historical conflicts, and emphasizing the silliness of \u2063attempting \u200cto solve complex issues through inappropriate\u200c actions \u2062like \u2062disrupting a comedy show. The article \u200dalso includes a call for support from The Western Journal against perceived leftist \u2064and elite manipulation of media and \u2063elections, underscoring \u200cthe importance of the 2024 election.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 17, 2024 at 9:47am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Laughter has a unique power to disarm hateful and self-righteous people by exposing them as ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in 1967\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063462\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Producers<\/a>\u201d \u2014 brought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memory-holed-woke-bbc-quietly-censoring-classic-comedy-programmes\/\" title=\"Memory Holed: Woke BBC Quietly Censoring Classic Comedy Programmes\">modern audiences<\/a> in a hilarious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0395251\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2005 remake<\/a> \u2014 Jewish-American Hollywood legend Mel Brooks made audiences laugh with a comedy about two Broadway producers who schemed to defraud their investors by hiring a flamboyantly gay director for a play entitled \u201cSpringtime for Hitler\u201d in hopes of causing the play to flop. But the play unexpectedly succeeded when audiences loved what they interpreted as a satire of Nazi Germany. And that was, of course, what Brooks intended for the film itself.<\/p>\n<p>In like manner, Jewish-American comedian Jerry Seinfeld mocked an anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-israel-releases-body-camera-footage-gaza-hostage-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> protester who disrupted his comedy show over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/jerryseinfeld.com\/#tour-dates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qudos Bank Arena<\/a> in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, a lone protester shouted so as to interrupt Seinfeld\u2019s performance. So the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-t-in-lgbt\/\" title=\"Why Is T In LGBT?\">comedian made<\/a> his antagonist part of the show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a genius, ladies and gentlemen. He\u2019s solved the Middle East,\u201d a microphone-wielding Seinfeld joked to his large audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s solved it,\u201d the 70-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/seinfeld-unpopular-opinion-dominant-masculinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seinfeld<\/a> added. \u201cIt\u2019s the Jewish comedians. That\u2019s who we have to get!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A clip posted to the social media platform X showed the protester continuing to yell and make emphatic-looking arm motions in the direction of the stage. Seinfeld took that in stride, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re gonna start punching you in about three seconds,\u201d the comedian said, presumably referring to the event\u2019s security officials. \u201cSo I will try and get all of your genius out, so we can all learn from you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a comedy show, you moron. Get outta here,\u201d he added as the crowd cheered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you a fan of Jerry Seinfeld?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On his way out of the building, the propagandized and programmed protester delivered a familiar, nauseating chant. \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\u201d he said at least three times.<\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vulnerable-squad-democrat-says-anti-israel-chant-river-sea-isnt-hate-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chant<\/a> and others like it have echoed across the world since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/necessary-sacrifices-leaked-messages-show-hamas-leaders-sick-strategy-relies-civilian-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas\u2019<\/a> Oct. 7 Holocaust-style attacks on Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n<p>As Seinfeld\u2019s protester departed, a frustrated audience member yelled \u201cGet out!\u201d A chorus of boos followed the protester out of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>And Seinfeld kept the routine going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re really influencing everyone here. We\u2019re all \u2014 we\u2019re all on your side now because you have made your point so well and in the right venue. You\u2019ve come to the right place for a political conversation,\u201d the comedian said in jest.<\/p>\n<p>A female voice near the camera laughed as the audience applauded.<\/p>\n<p>Thus encouraged by a friendly crowd, Seinfeld continued his impromptu routine even after the protester\u2019s eviction from the arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow we will read in the paper, \u2018Middle East 100 percent solved thanks to man at the Qudos Arena stopping Jew comedian,&#8217;\u201d Seinfeld joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey stopped him. And everyone in the Middle East went, \u2018Oh my g**, let\u2019s just get along,&#8217;\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever individual protesters might mean by the chant, \u201cFrom the river to the sea,\u201d pro-Palestinian voices and groups such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/campaigns\/2017\/06\/israel-occupation-50-years-of-dispossession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a> have long described Israel\u2019s military presence in the West Bank and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-failure-us-taxpayers-spend-another-22m-repair-gaza-pier-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a> Strip as part of an \u201coccupation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seinfeld seized upon that fact to draw a parallel that Australians would recognize. Specifically, he referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/aboriginal-australians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing problems<\/a> between aboriginal Australians and the descendants of Europeans who colonized the continent long ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo maybe to solve that, I will screw up Jim Jefferies in a show in New York,\u201d Seinfeld said, referring to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimjefferies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian comedian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this works, that will work,\u201d Seinfeld continued amid laughter. \u201cYou have to go 20,000 miles from the problem and screw up a comedian. That is how you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerry-seinfeld-blasts-pro-palestinian-heckler-its-a-comedy-show-you-moron-get-out-of-here\/\" title=\"Jerry Seinfeld Scolds Pro-Palestinian Heckler: \"It's a comedy show, you moron. Get out of here.\">solve world issues<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jerry Seinfeld demolishes anti-Jewish heckler. \u2013 Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n<p>Crowd cheers as security boots the activist.<\/p>\n<p>Taken by AJA CEO Robert Gregory <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9rUhfHu7tG\">pic.twitter.com\/9rUhfHu7tG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianJA\/status\/1802309319267852487?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps Seinfeld made it all look so easy because he has experience with such situations. For instance, last month in Norfolk, Virginia, the veteran comedian gave similar treatment to a pro-Palestinian protester who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-israel-heckler-chutzpah-take-jerry-seinfeld-gets-instant-lesson-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted his show<\/a>, causing the audience to turn irate and boo the protester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think your message is resonating with the crowd,\u201d Seinfeld joked. \u201cPeople seem to be on your side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either way, those chanting protesters \u2014 like Nazis \u2014 undoubtedly take themselves too seriously to enjoy a laugh at their own expense. But that should not stop the rest of us.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/anti-semitism\/\" rel=\"tag\">Anti-Semitism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/australia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Australia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celebrities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" rel=\"tag\">Gaza<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hamas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/israel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" rel=\"tag\">Middle East<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/palestinians\/\" rel=\"tag\">Palestinians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/west-bank\/\" rel=\"tag\">West Bank<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/world-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">World news<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Michael Schwarz, June 17, 2024: Laughter can disarm hateful individuals by revealing their absurdity. Mel Brooks exemplified this in &#8220;The Producers,&#8221; a 1967 film remade hilariously in 2005. 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