Jerry Seinfeld blasts anti-Israel heckler during Sydney standup gig: 'We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen'
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Jerry Seinfeld delivered a blistering takedown to an anti-Israel heckler and momentarily halting his Sydney performance on Sunday night.
The incident, captured on video by the Australian Jewish Association, unfolded when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant.
As Seinfeld, 70, stood on stage at the Qudos Bank Arena, the heckler shouted, 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.'
The outburst prompted immediate reactions from the crowd, who urged the protester to 'get out' and chanted 'Jerry, Jerry,' in solidarity with the comedian.
Security quickly intervened, escorting the heckler out, while the audience erupted in boos. Seinfeld, known for his sharp wit, didn't miss a beat.
Jerry Seinfeld delivered a blistering takedown to an anti-Israel heckler and momentarily halting his Sydney performance on Sunday night
The incident, captured on video by the Australian Jewish Association, unfolded when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant
'We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen,' he quipped sarcastically. 'He solved the Middle East [crisis].'
The seasoned comedian continued his roast, turning the heckler's disruption into a scathing satire of the political complexities in the region.
'It's the Jewish comedian, that's who we have to get, they're the ones doing everything,' Seinfeld joked.
'We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen,' he quipped sarcastically. 'He solved the Middle East'
'They're going to start punching you in about three seconds, so I would try to get all of your genius out so we can all learn from you.'
Seinfeld's critique of the incident didn't stop there.
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'You're really influencing everyone here; we're all on your side now, because you've made your point so well, and in the right venue. You've come to the right place for a political conversation,' he said.
He later Seinfeld remarked, 'Tomorrow we will read in the paper, "Middle East 100 per cent solved thanks to man at the Qudos arena stopping Jew comedian." They stopped him and everyone in the Middle East was like, "Oh my god let's just get along, we can do that."'
Seinfeld has made his support for Israel very clear, which has made him a favorite celebrity target for angry agitators.
The billionaire comedian the Times of Israel in December 2023, a little over two months after the war in Gaza began, that he 'lived and worked on a kibbutz in Israel when I was 16 and I have loved our Jewish homeland ever since.'
He added that he would 'always stand with Israel and the Jewish people.'
Following those comments, Seinfeld was accosted in New York City after attending the State of the World Jewry Address in February.
Journalist Bari Weiss gave the address, and as Seinfeld left the event, protestors repeatedly screamed at him 'free Palestine' and 'you support genocide.'
And most recently, dozens of Duke University students walked out of their own commencement ceremony over frustration that Seinfeld was about to speak.