{"id":2613493,"date":"2026-06-11T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-lashes-out-at-horrific-jerry-seinfeld-when-he-said-palestine-doesnt-exist-after-knicks-game\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:15:22","slug":"ilhan-omar-lashes-out-at-horrific-jerry-seinfeld-when-he-said-palestine-doesnt-exist-after-knicks-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-lashes-out-at-horrific-jerry-seinfeld-when-he-said-palestine-doesnt-exist-after-knicks-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar Lashes Out at &#8216;Horrific&#8217; Jerry Seinfeld When He Said Palestine &#8216;Doesn&#8217;t Exist&#8217; After Knicks Game"},"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\">34<\/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%2Filhan-omar-lashes-out-at-horrific-jerry-seinfeld-when-he-said-palestine-doesnt-exist-after-knicks-game%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=2613493&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Seinfeld was ready with a one-liner when thrown a question about Palestine Wednesday night, but Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota deplored the Jewish comedian\u2019s comment.<\/p>\n<p>A New York City influencer sought to add a dash of politics to the postgame celebration after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night, hoping to get Seinfeld to mug for the camera and say \u201cFree Palestine\u201d in the mold of leftist celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan we get a \u2018free Palestine?\u201d Seinfeld was asked, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacksonhinkle\/status\/2064974925828444482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t exist,\u201d Seinfeld snarked without breaking stride.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jerry Seinfeld was asked to drop a Free Palestine after the Knicks game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJOtl6woe0\">pic.twitter.com\/cJOtl6woe0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Hinkle \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@jacksonhinkle) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacksonhinkle\/status\/2064974925828444482?\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> The comment made Omar hot under the hijab when <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TMZ\/status\/2065143136393830527?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2065143136393830527%7Ctwgr%5E910b105e60b0d15a05ce1b318f2c1e8abdc8b8de%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fmedia%2Fnews%2Filhan-omar-blasts-jerry-seinfelds-dangerous-rhetoric-claiming-palestine-doesnt-exist%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> caught up with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jerry Seinfeld has been a really horrific human being and an example when it comes to talking about the reality of the genocide that Israel has carried out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Ilhan Omar torches Jerry Seinfeld over \u201cdisturbing\u201d Palestine remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hicharliecotton?\">@hicharliecotton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fvue0CGNNQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Fvue0CGNNQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TMZ\/status\/2065143136393830527?\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/11\/us-news\/jerry-seinfeld-shuts-down-anti-israel-influencer-with-3-words-when-he-was-rushed-after-knicks-historic-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, since the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians in October 2023, Seinfeld has been open about his disdain for the concept of a Palestinian nation.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2025, an influencer who asked Seinfeld for a selfie recorded himself saying \u201cFree Palestine\u201d while standing next to Seinfeld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care about Palestine,\u201d Seinfeld said then.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, a protester filmed himself saying Seinfeld supported the genocide of babies in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly you,\u201d Seinfeld said as he walked off.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, booing and a walkout greeted him when he gave the commencement address at Duke University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree Palestine is, to me, just \u2014 you\u2019re free to say you don\u2019t like Jews. Just say you don\u2019t like Jews,\u201d Seinfeld said in a speech at Duke in 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dukechronicle.com\/article\/duke-university-jerry-seinfeld-calls-free-palestine-antisemetic-compares-it-to-ku-klux-klan-20250910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke Chronicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy saying Free Palestine, you\u2019re not admitting what you really think,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it\u2019s actually \u2014 compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I\u2019m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here, because they can come right out and say, \u2018We don\u2019t like Blacks, we don\u2019t like Jews.\u2019 OK, that\u2019s honest,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Seinfeld was heckled while doing a show in Australia, as noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-899144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a genius, ladies and gentlemen. 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