Jerry Seinfeld shut down an anti-Israel influencer by telling him Palestine “doesn’t exist” after he was rushed while leaving the Garden Wednesday night following the Knicks’ historic NBA Finals comeback.
The legendary comedian, 72, was walking among the throngs of people after Game 4 when he was ambushed by a popular streamer armed with a mic and camera.
“What up, Seinfeld? What up? Can we get a ‘Free Palestine’?” said the streamer, FinesseFave, sticking a mic in the face of the Jewish actor and writer.
The famously quick-on-his-feet standup responded with a laugh before shutting down the incendiary question in three words.
“It doesn’t exist,” he said, before walking away.
FinesseFave later shared the video with his 180,000 TikTok followers, along with the caption, “Clown hasn’t been relevant in decades anyway.”
In May 2024, he was booed, and dozens of students walked out as the comedian gave the commencement speech at Duke University.
Two weeks later, he was interrupted on stage by an anti-Israel protester who jumped up and yelled, “Free Gaza” during a standup show in Norfolk, Virginia, TMZ reported.
The audience responded by booing the heckler and chanting, “Jerry! Jerry!” as another bystander got the protester in a headlock before security ushered the man out.
“This is exciting. I like this. I like a little Jew hate to spice up the show,” Seinfeld joked darkly from the stage as the heckler was evicted.
The show continued, but protesters interrupted Seinfeld a further eight times throughout the 90-minute set.
Seinfeld has also faced abuse on the streets of his native New York, with two high-profile incidents in 2025.
In February 2025, an influencer asked Seinfeld for a selfie outside Radio City Music Hall, before instead recording himself saying “Free Palestine” while filming the comedian.
Seinfeld responded by saying, “I don’t care about Palestine,” before walking away.
And while leaving the Garden after a Knicks game in May 2025, a vile protester filmed themselves telling Seinfeld he supports the genocide of babies in Gaza.
“Only you,” Seinfeld quipped, as he got into his car.
His standup shows have faced continual picketing this year, with protesters branding him a “genocide apologist” ahead of his appearance in Aurora, Illinois, in January, as the Jamia Times reported at the time.
Seinfeld, star of the eponymous iconic ’90s sitcom, was sitting on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks completed a record 29-point comeback against the San Antonio Spurs to take a 3-1 lead in the series.
The Knicks are on the brink of their first NBA Championship since 1973 if they beat the Spurs in Texas on Saturday, with tipoff at 8:30 p.m.
