The following is excerpted from No Lessons Learned by HBO and Lorraine Ali (Black Dog & Leventhal). Copyright © 2025. On sale Sept. 30. *** Larry David’s character, Larry David, wasn’t trying to be funny when he stumbled each week into hilariously tragic situations as if they were unavoidable potholes. He was simply a natural at saying the wrong thing at …
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The Jewish lawmaker who followed Jerry Seinfeld on stage during an appearance at Duke University on Tuesday is decrying the comedian’s comments, in which he said pro-Palestinian protesters were worse than the Ku Klux Klan. “I condemn Seinfeld’s horrific comments, which I’ve made clear to his team and to the event sponsors,” Sophia Chitlik, a Democratic North Carolina state senator, …
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JTA — The Jewish lawmaker who followed Jerry Seinfeld on stage during an appearance at Duke University on Tuesday is decrying the comedian’s comments, in which he said pro-Palestinian protesters were worse than the Ku Klux Klan. “I condemn Seinfeld’s horrific comments, which I’ve made clear to his team and to the event sponsors,” Sophia Chitlik, a Democratic North Carolina …
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A prominent actor and comedian isn’t holding back when it comes to his opinion about the “Free Palestine” movement. Jerry Seinfeld was at Duke University this week to introduce a former Israeli hostage, Omer Shem Tov, during a campus event in Durham. During his remarks, he discussed the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and made a controversial comparison between groups, …
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Jerry Seinfeld compares ‘Free Palestine’ movement to KKK | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/J-Spot The famed comedian made the speech before introducing former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov. Jerry Seinfeld and his family lend their support to the families of hostages and missing persons (photo credit: The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum ) ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 …
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Jerry Seinfeld was invited to Duke University to introduce former Israeli hostage Omer Shem-Tov at an on-campus event. During his introduction, the comedian condemned the Free Palestine movement in a comparison that invoked the rhetoric of the Ku Klux Klan, a violently racist white supremacist terrorist group. “Free Palestine is, to me, just — you’re free to say you don’t …
Read More »Jerry Seinfeld likened the Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan during a student event at Duke University, NBC News reports. Seinfeld said people who use the phrase “Free Palestine” are worse than the white supremacist group on Tuesday at the Duke event meant to honor hostages that are being held in Gaza. Seinfeld introduced a former Israeli hostage, …
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Jerry Seinfeld made a controversial appearance at Duke University on Tuesday, where he compared the “Free Palestine” movement to the Ku Klux Klan. The college’s newspaper, The Chronicle, reported on Seinfeld’s comments after they were made at an event featuring Omer Shem Tov, a former Israeli hostage who was held captive by Hamas for 505 days. “Free Palestine is, to …
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