Jerry Seinfeld has brutally shut down yet another group of anti-Israel hecklers at his Melbourne show, the latest in a series of disruptions during the legendary American comedian’s Australian tour.Seinfeld was performing in front of thousands of fans at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night when, towards the end of his set, a group of anti-Israel protesters began chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”The 70-year-old — who is widely considered one of the best stand-up comedians of all time — immediately mocked the group for having paid to attend his show.“I think you need to go back and tell whoever is running your organization, ‘We just gave more money to a Jew,’” he said as the crowd erupted with laughter.“That cannot be a good plan for you.
You gotta come up with a better plan.”The protesters were escorted out of the arena by police.Around a dozen anti-Israel protesters were seen earlier in the night outside the venue holding signs reading “F**k Jerry Seinfeld”.The latest interruption came after similar incidents at Seinfeld’s shows in Sydney and Adelaide.Footage from his Adelaide appearance on Tuesday showed two men disrupting the show, standing up and yelling at Seinfeld, with the audience booing their behavior.In the footage, one of the men can be heard yelling “shame on you”, before calling Seinfeld a “hack” and a “fraud”.Both men then held up the Palestinian flag before one started yelling, “Free Palestine.”The comedian snapped back at the protesters, before they were removed by security.“You have strong political feelings but you don’t know where to say them,” he said.“You think that ruining the night … it doesn’t affect me … all these people, you’re ruining their.
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