Jerry Seinfeld compares Free Palestine movement to the Ku Klux Klan

Daily Mail ^ | 10 Sep 2025 | Adam S Levy

[Rummyfan]

Jerry Seinfeld on Tuesday said he holds the Ku Klux Klan in higher regard than supporters of the Free Palestine movement while at an event to honor people being held hostage in Gaza.

The comic-actor, 71, made the controversial remarks at a Chabad event at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, according to the college's student newspaper, The Duke Chronicle.

Seinfeld broached the uncomfortable topic as he introduced Omer Shem Tov, a one-time Israeli hostage. He said of Free Palestine supporters, 'Just say you don’t like Jews.'

The Brooklyn, New York native explained his point of view at the event, according to the student paper.

'By saying Free Palestine, you're not admitting what you really think,' Seinfeld said. '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.'

[iamgalt]

He’s not wrong, at least not on this one.

[Bullish]

Right on Jerry! Right on.

[Bullish]

Queers for Palestine.

It's Darwin award material for sure.

[Bullish]

Every rotten thing in this world is connected to the Democrats.

And Satan... I think we're starting to see a connection?

[Bullish]

Did you walk out? If not, shame on you.

[Darksheare]

He’s not wrong.

[x]

Jerry takes the FU part of having FU money seriously.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Yeah, I had had enough. Outside of the antisemitism, I couldn’t take the basic intellectual dishonesty.

[Bullish]

Good on you... Don’t stand for it and let them know.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Nazis are just snow mohammedans.

[vpintheak]

Jerry has “screw you” money. He doesn’t have to care what leftards think anymore.

[Marko413]

Finally, a Jew that isn’t an antisemite

[packrat35]

he ain’t wrong...

[clintonh8r]

I haven’t heard about that. Do you have more information?