Jerry Seinfeld mocks Chicago hecklers who called him a genocide apologist
Hecklers accused him of supporting Israel's military action, interrupting his Friday show several times.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who is Jewish, was interrupted several times during a Friday show in Chicago. Hecklers pointed to the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
The hecklers also accused him of supporting Israel's military action in the region. After being labelled a 'genocide apologist', Seinfeld sarcastically replied: 'I'm racist.
It's a genocide. I'm into it.'
Seinfeld told a heckler being removed by security he would send the ticket cost to Israel, then said he was keeping it. Seinfeld has shown support for Israel since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.
Pro-Palestinian protesters also called him a 'hack' and a 'fraud' during his 2024 visit to Sydney.
Why it mattersA comedy night can turn into a political argument, even when the crowd came to laugh.
AustraliaPro-Palestinian protesters also heckled him during his 2024 Sydney visit, so local crowds have seen this before.
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