Jerry Seinfeld was again interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters while performing in Sydney on Tuesday night.
The legendary comedian was performing his second show at the ICC Sydney Theater when two men stood up and began singing “Free Palestine” while waving the Palestinian flag, in footage captured by the Australian Jewish Association.
They were also heard calling him a “pirate” and a “fraud.”
The audience quickly responded with boos and it wasn’t long before the TV veteran zeroed in on the hecklers.
‘You’re doing great. You’re getting them on your side, can you hear it? It’s working,” Seinfeld, 70, said as security moved in to handle the situation.
“You have strong political feelings but you don’t know where to express them,” he continued.
‘You think ruining the night doesn’t affect me? You’re ruining all these people’s nights.
Seinfeld, who is Jewish, made a solidarity visit to Israel in late 2023. He also met with families of hostages taken by Hamas.
Jerry Seinfeld’s speech was called a “hack” and a “fraud” by pro-Palestinian protesters Tuesday night. In the photo
The legendary comedian was performing his second show at the ICC Sydney Theater when two men stood up and began singing ‘Free Palestine’ while waving the Palestinian flag, in footage captured by the Australian Jewish Association.
It is the second time Seinfeld has confronted Palestine supporters in Sydney.
An incident occurred Sunday night at Qudos Bank Arena when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant.
While performing for the crowd, the heckler shouted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
The outburst provoked immediate reactions from the public, who demanded the protester “get out” and chanted “Jerry, Jerry” in solidarity with the comedian.
Security quickly intervened, escorting the heckler away as the audience erupted in boos.
Seinfeld, known for his sharp wit, didn’t miss a beat.
“We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen,” he joked sarcastically. ‘He solved the Middle East (crisis).’
The seasoned comedian then launched into a biting satire of the interlocutor’s approach.
The audience quickly responded with boos and it wasn’t long before the TV veteran zeroed in on the hecklers. ‘You’re doing great. You’re getting them on your side, can you hear it? It’s working,” Seinfeld, 70, said as security moved in to handle the situation.
“It’s the Jewish comedian, that’s who we have to get, they’re the ones who do everything,” Seinfeld joked.
“They’re going to start hitting you in about three seconds, so I’d try to bring out all your temper so we can all learn from you.”
Seinfeld’s response didn’t stop there, joking that the questioner came to the right place to make his point.
‘You’re really influencing everyone here; Now we are all on your side because you have made your point very well and in the right place. “You’ve come to the right place for a political conversation,” she said.
“You have strong political feelings but you don’t know where to express them,” he continued. ‘You think ruining the night doesn’t affect me? You’re ruining all these people’s nights.
“Tomorrow we will read in the newspaper: ‘The Middle East is 100 percent resolved thanks to a man at Qudos Stadium arresting a Jewish comedian.'”
“They stopped him and everyone in the Middle East said, ‘Oh my God, let’s get along, we can do it.’
Seinfeld also addressed Australia’s own history with racial issues.
“Because I know there are problems here, with the indigenous aboriginals and the whites,” he said.
The comedian also knocked down a pro-Palestinian supporter during his performance in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday night.
“They have problems here, so maybe to solve them, I’ll ruin Jim Jefferies at a show in New York.” If that works, this will work. You have to get 32,000 kilometers away from the problem and screw a comedian, that’s how world problems are solved.’
Seinfeld has made his support for Israel very clear, making him a prime target for Palestine supporters.
The comedian told the Times of Israel in December 2023, just over two months after the war in Gaza began, “I lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel when I was 16 and I have loved our Jewish homeland ever since.”
Seinfeld has made his support for Israel very clear, making him a prime target for Palestine supporters.
He added that he “will always support Israel and the Jewish people.”
Following those comments, Seinfeld was approached in New York City after attending the State of the World Jewry address in February.
Journalist Bari Weiss gave the speech, and as Seinfeld left the event, protesters repeatedly shouted “free Palestine” and “you support genocide” at him.
And more recently, dozens of Duke University students walked out of their own graduation ceremony frustrated that Seinfeld was about to speak.