Just before pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld spoke at Duke University’s commencement Sunday morning, dozens of students walked out, chanting “free Palestine” and waving the country’s black, white, green, and red flag.
The student-led revolt was part of nationwide protests against Israel’s war on Gaza in the form of university encampments and disruptions at graduation ceremonies.
That afternoon, Seinfeld’s wife Jessica took to Instagram to address the pro-Palestine detractors—words that made her a darling of Fox News—writing: “Despite their efforts, it had no impact on the ceremony. In fact, they were boo’d and it inspired the crowd of 7,000 to chant ‘Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry!’”
