Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney’s CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig
Jerry Seinfeld appears to be bothered by a heckler during his performance in Sydney this weekend.
The comedian was all smiles as he headed out to run errands in Sydney’s Central Business District, surrounded by babysitters.
The 70-year-old beamed and waved to onlookers as he walked down the street to check out the local shops.
Jerry was dressed warmly against the cold Sydney winter, in a long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans.
He wore a dark blue cap and a pair of white sneakers with red accents on the heel.
Jerry Seinfeld (pictured) appears to be bothered by a heckler during his performance in Sydney this weekend
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 2 The comedian was all smiles as he headed out to do some shopping in Sydney's Central Business District](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619683_775_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
The comedian was all smiles as he headed out to do some shopping in Sydney’s Central Business District
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He was surrounded by minders
Jerry’s entourage kept a close eye on him as he walked around and surrounded the comedian throughout the journey.
It comes after Jerry blasted a pro-Palestine supporter who heckled the comedian during his stand-up performance in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday night.
The incident, captured on video by the Australian Jewish Association, happened when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant.
As Seinfeld performed for the audience, the heckler shouted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 6 The 70-year-old beamed and waved to the spectators](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619689_707_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
The 70-year-old beamed and waved to the spectators
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 8 The sitcom star walked down the street to check out the local shops](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619691_483_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
The sitcom star walked down the street to check out the local shops
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 10 Jerry was dressed warmly against the cold Sydney winter, in a long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619695_869_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
Jerry was dressed warmly against the cold Sydney winter, in a long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 12 He wore a dark blue cap and a pair of white sneakers with red accents on the heel](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619699_965_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
He wore a dark blue cap and a pair of white sneakers with red accents on the heel
The outburst sparked immediate reactions from the crowd, who demanded the protester “go away” and chanted “Jerry, Jerry” in solidarity with the 70-year-old comedian.
Security quickly intervened and escorted the heckler out as the crowd erupted in boos.
Seinfeld, known for his sharp humor, didn’t miss a beat.
“We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen,” he joked sarcastically. ‘He solved the Middle East [crisis].’
The veteran comedian then launched a scathing satire on the heckler’s approach.
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Jerry’s entourage kept a close eye on him as he walked around and surrounded the comedian throughout the journey
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 16 It comes after Jerry blasted a pro-Palestine supporter who heckled the comedian during his stand-up performance in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday night.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619705_594_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
It comes after Jerry blasted a pro-Palestine supporter who heckled the comedian during his stand-up performance in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday night.
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 18 The incident, captured on video by the Australian Jewish Association, happened when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619708_650_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
The incident, captured on video by the Australian Jewish Association, happened when an audience member interrupted Seinfeld with a provocative chant.
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 20 As Seinfeld performed for the audience, the heckler shouted: 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619711_947_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
As Seinfeld performed for the audience, the heckler shouted: ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’
“It’s the Jewish comedian, that’s who we need to get, they’re the ones who do everything,” Seinfeld joked.
“They’ll start hitting you in about three seconds, so I would try to get all your genius out of it so we can all learn from you.”
Seinfeld’s punch didn’t stop there, he joked that the heckler was in the right place to get his point across.
‘You really have an influence on everyone here; we are all on your side now, because you made your point so well, and in the right place. This is the right place for a political conversation,” he said.
‘Tomorrow we will read in the newspaper: “Middle East 100 percent solved thanks to man in the Qudos arena who stops Jewish comedian.”
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 22 The outburst sparked immediate reactions from the crowd, who demanded the protester](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619714_387_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
The outburst sparked immediate reactions from the crowd, who demanded the protester “go away” and chanted “Jerry, Jerry” in solidarity with the comedian.
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 24 Security quickly intervened and escorted the heckler out as the crowd erupted in boos](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619716_52_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpg)
Security quickly intervened and escorted the heckler out as the crowd erupted in boos
“They stopped him and everyone in the Middle East said, ‘Oh my God, let’s just get along, we can.’
Seinfeld also discussed Australia’s own history with racial issues.
“Because I know there are problems here, with the native Aboriginal people and the white people,” he noted.
“They’re having problems here, so maybe to fix that I’ll screw up a Jim Jefferies at a show in New York. If that works, this will work. You have to be 20,000 miles away from the problem and screw up a comedian, that’s how you solve the world’s problems.’
Seinfeld has made his support for Israel very clear, making him a prime target for pro-Palestinian supporters.
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 26 Seinfeld, known for his sharp humor, didn't miss a beat.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpeg)
Seinfeld, known for his sharp humor, didn’t miss a beat. “We have a genius, ladies and gentlemen,” he joked sarcastically. ‘He solved the Middle East [crisis]’
![Jerry Seinfeld appears in great spirits as he steps out for some shopping in Sydney's CBD after a clash with a pro-Palestine heckler at stand up gig 28 The veteran comedian then launched a scathing satire on the heckler's approach](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718619722_410_Jerry-Seinfeld-appears-in-great-spirits-as-he-steps-out.jpeg)
The veteran comedian then launched a scathing satire on the heckler’s approach
The comedian told the Times of Israel in December 2023, just 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 by the side of Israel and the Jewish people.”
Following these comments, Seinfeld was confronted in New York City after attending the State of the World Jewry speech in February.
Journalist Bari Weiss gave the speech, and as Seinfeld left the event, protesters repeatedly shouted at him “liberate Palestine” and “you support genocide.”
And recently, dozens of Duke University students left their own commencement ceremony out of frustration that Seinfeld was about to speak.