As Mr. Seinfeld received an honorary degree, dozens of students walked out and chanted, Free, free Palestine, while the comedian looked on and smiled tensely.
In his commencement speech, Mr. Seinfeld was mostly cautious, opting for a tight comedic script interspersed with life advice instead of a full-on response to the protests against his presence.
Still, in one part of his speech, he defended various types of privilege and appeared to hint at the elephant in the room. I grew up a Jewish boy from New York, he said to applause from the crowd.
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