"Free Palestine is, to me, just - you're free to say you don't like Jews. Just say you don't like Jews,"
"By saying Free Palestine, you're not admitting what you really think,"
"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.' Okay that's honest."
"Duke does not preview the remarks of speakers who are invited to campus, and the invitation of speakers to campus does not imply any endorsement of their remarks."
Jerry Seinfeld compared "Free Palestine" to the Ku Klux Klan, characterizing the slogan as a veiled expression of antisemitism and arguing the KKK at least openly states its prejudice. He introduced Omer Shem Tov, a former Israeli hostage abducted by Hamas at the October 7, 2023 Nova music festival and held captive for 505 days. The event was organized by Duke student groups with university involvement; Duke clarified that the appearance had not been announced in advance at the guest's request and that invitations do not imply endorsement. Seinfeld's public support for Israel has previously prompted a mass student walkout and heckling during a Sydney show.
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