Jerry Seinfeld Faces Backlash For Comparing ‘Free Palestine’ Movement To The KKK
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It's not the first time his statements on the issue have ignited controversy.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is facing backlash after drawing a startling comparison between the “Free Palestine” movement and the Ku Klux Klan during an appearance at Duke University on Tuesday.
Per a report from The Duke Chronicle, the university’s student newspaper, Seinfeld made the statement while suggesting that the ‘Free Palestine’ movement was antisemitic.
“Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t like Jews. Just say you don’t like Jews,” Seinfeld said.
“By saying ‘Free Palestine,’ you’re not admitting what you really think,” he added. “So it’s actually — compared to the Ku Klux Klan, I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews.’ OK, that’s honest.”
The event was organized by groups including Chabad at Duke and was dedicated to drawing attention to the experiences of Israeli hostages who were captured by Hamas during the brutal attacks on Oct. 7. Seinfeld was introducing Omer Shem Tov, an Israeli hostage who was taken by Hamas from a music festival in 2023 and released in February 2025.
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