It seems Jon Stewart can’t say the word “Israel” on “The Daily Show” without making someone angry.
Stewart addressed high-profile criticism on his Israel-Gaza segments, most notably from The Times of Israel and conservative radio host Mark Levin, by having his team of correspondents scream over him on Monday’s show. For the mere mention of Israel, one called Stewart a “self-hating Jew.”
“Look, obviously there are many strong opinions on this issue,” Stewart said. “But just merely mentioning Israel or questioning in any way the effectiveness or humanity of Israel’s policies is not the same thing as being pro-Hamas.”
The correspondents branded him a “zionist pig” for that comment, proving Stewart couldn’t win either way,
“You know what, f*ck it,” Stewart said. “Why don’t we just talk about something lighter, like Ukraine?”
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Because Jon Stewart is a Jew, the right is just angry they can’t call him anti-Semetic, which is their usual SOP when someone dares to criticize their Holy Land.
But it worked, he shut up. Like so many before him.
Once again, it takes the Comedy Channel and Jon Stewart to shine a light on what the current sad state of affairs really is.
Courage, humility, humor, intelligence, and humanity have always been part of his show, and we applaud.
What I find interesting is that the half of the scenario regarding condemnation of The Times of Israel and Mark Levin was real, whereas the contrary condemnation was manufactured by his own “correspondents,” and was not real.
Seems like just another example of “fairness bias” – affording two sides to an argument for which there really aren’t two sides under the pretense of balance.
Bless John Stewart, it has come to this in “news” today - a comedian who is one of the best truth tellers on the tee vee. If a person does not think that the corporate media gives Israel far more favorable coverage, and has since there has been a corporate media, then they are not being honest. There are plenty of atrocities commented by both sides in the name of their religions, so maybe it is time to identify the real culprit in all of this, asinine beliefs.