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Pro-Palestinian Students Walk Out in Protest of Speaker Jerry Seinfeld at Duke University Graduation Ceremony 

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Pro-Palestinian Students Walk Out in Protest of Speaker Jerry Seinfeld at Duke University Graduation Ceremony 

by Sandra Rhodes
May 13, 2024 at 2:09 pm
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Pro-Palestinian Students Walk Out in Protest of Speaker Jerry Seinfeld at Duke University Graduation Ceremony 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: (L-R) Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Seinfeld attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

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Students and attendees at Duke University’s graduation ceremony walked out in protest of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who was the guest speaker.

Chants of “free Palestine” could be heard Sunday as others shouted “Jerry! Jerry!” in support of Seinfeld, an supporter of Israel with its war in Gaza.

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Duke University Students Walk Out of Graduation as GENOCIDE SUPPORTER Jerry Seinfield’s Speech is Announced.

Bravo 🇺🇸
pic.twitter.com/uDvFgULMGo

— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) May 12, 2024

Despite the exodus, the rest of the ceremony continued with no interruptions, per Reuters.

“A lot of you are thinking, ‘I can’t believe they invited this guy.’ Too late,” he said.

He vowed to “defend” the concept of privilege.

“I say, use your privilege. I grew up a Jewish boy from New York. That is a privilege if you want to be a comedian,” Seinfeld said.

A spokesman for Duke issued a statement about the protest.

“We understand the depth of feeling in our community, and as we have all year, we respect the right of everyone at Duke to express their views peacefully, without preventing graduates and their families from celebrating their achievement,” Duke spokesperson Frank Tramble said.

Seinfeld went to Israel and has supported Israel since Oct. 7 when Hamas launched an attack.

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Sandra Rhodes

Sandra Rhodes

IJR, Contributor Writer She was a Story Editor for Indpendent Journal Review since November 2022 and has written for IJR since February 2024. She has been in the newspaper business in various capacities since 1998.

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