Jerry Seinfeld’s Disgusting Comments on Palestine

Luke Thomas: Jerry Seinfeld’s gross "it doesn't exist" comment about Palestine sparked outrage, but the deeper issue is how celebrities, pundits, and major media figures defend Israel while erasing Palestinian identity, history, and suffering. Luke breaks down Seinfeld’s “Palestine doesn’t exist” remark, the moral emptiness behind that kind of rhetoric, and why denying Palestinian existence is not just offensive, but part of a broader project of dehumanization. He also takes aim at Van Jones and Sam Harris, arguing that their explanations for public outrage over Gaza avoid the obvious reality: people are reacting to horrific images, mass death, and the visible consequences of Israel’s war. The conversation also turns to Adam Johnson’s book How to Sell a Genocide, which argues that media bias against Palestinians is not just a vibe or a vague accusation. It can be measured through language choices, framing, emotional descriptors, and the way Israeli victims are humanized while Palestinian victims are reduced to statistics. Listen to the full conversation over on Luke’s Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/ Subscribe for more political commentary, media criticism, and analysis from Luke Thomas. Chapters: 00:00 Seinfeld’s Gross Palestine Comment 01:00 US media Erasing Palestinian Identity 02:17 Sam Harris And Gaza 07:10 US media Israel Language Bias 08:15 Selling A Genocide