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9:20Now PlayingLuke 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.
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