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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliWar Israel-Hamas conflict]]: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government [[MoralMyopia (their ally)]] does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliWar [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israel-Hamas conflict]]: war]]: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government [[MoralMyopia (their ally)]] does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled Israel: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government [[MoralMyopia (their ally)]] does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled Israel: the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliWar Israel-Hamas conflict]]: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government [[MoralMyopia (their ally)]] does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
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** Afterwards, a compilation of John Kirby's urgings for Israel to be more "precise" and "delicate" in their war in Gaza is played to hammer in the point of how empty said statements are, especially in the context of the United States only bringing ''more'' weapons to Israel despite their documented war crimes and rising condemnation from the international community.
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** Afterwards, a compilation of John Kirby's repeated urgings for Israel to be more "precise" "cautious" and "delicate" "deliberate" in their war in Gaza is played to hammer in the point of how empty said these statements are, are and how worthless the usual song and dance is, especially in the context of the United States only bringing ''more'' weapons to Israel despite their documented war crimes and rising condemnation from the international community.
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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled Israel: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government [[MoralMyopia (their ally) ally)]] does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
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This conflict is this generation's equivalent to the Vietnam War. Free-thinking people know that it's wrong, the people in charge (both parties, mind you) are trying to smear it as condoning terrorism, while at the same time condoning the terrorism or senseless waste of life that they like. The reputation of the US as a military power has never really recovered since Vietnam, and I feel like the West as a whole is going to be dragged down by Gaza. Germany should be thankful that Jon didn't bring them up, too.
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* April 8th, 2024: Jon points out the {{hypocri|te}}sy in how the US government has handled Israel: while elected officials are perfectly willing to condemn Russia (their rival) for causing a famine, repressing journalism or taking territory by force in their war with Ukraine, they come off as [[ExtremeDoormat soft at best and outright complicit at worst]] when Israel's government (their ally) does those exact same things in their conflict with Palestine -- starving the people of Gaza, banning news agencies they view as a "threat", and planning to annex 2,000 acres of land from the West Bank.
-->'''Jon:''' Why do we tiptoe around on eggshells!? They slap America in the face, and our response is, "Well, if anyone slapped us in the face, it'd be concerning, that's for sure. I mean, raising a hand to a delicate body part of the face... ''if true''." The verbal gymnastics that the American government must undertake so as not to offend the delicate sensibilities of a country ''we'' provide most of the weapons for, is ''[[{{Angrish}} YAAUGH!]]'' Every time America tells the world that there's something we won't allow, Israel seems to say, "Challenge accepted!"
** Afterwards, a compilation of John Kirby's urgings for Israel to be more "precise" and "delicate" in their war in Gaza is played to hammer in the point of how empty said statements are, especially in the context of the United States only bringing ''more'' weapons to Israel despite their documented war crimes and rising condemnation from the international community.
--->'''Jon:''' What the fuck are we doing here? The subtext of all this is, "America knows this is wrong." But it apparently doesn't seem to have the courage to say it in a straightforward manner. America and Israel both know that you cannot bomb your way into safety. We learned that lesson in Iraq and Afghanistan. They learned it in southern Lebanon. They laid siege there, occupied the southern area for twenty years; all it did was [[CreateYourOwnVillain birth and strengthen Hezbollah]]. [[AesopAmnesia And they're about to do it all over again, and we are letting them.]] Real friends ''[[GoodIsNotSoft take the fucking keys]]'', because friends don't let friends... [[ARareSentence bomb that much]]. And after this recent week, with so much horror, [[TemptingFate perhaps America finally finds the need for a new approach with Israel]]. With more justice and less cruelty.\\
'''CNN report:''' [[IgnoredEpiphany The US and Israel are closing in on what would be their largest weapons deal since the war in Gaza began.]]\\
'''Jon:''' Well, I don't know about you, [[IronicEcho but if that's true, I find it concerning.]]
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Eat your heart out, Piers. An actual performer was better at this than you were.
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** The special guests for this show are The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain and The Atlantic's Yair Rosenberg, an Arab and a Jew that are allowed to have a balanced conversation about the Israel-Palestine situation. No fighting, no sensationalization, the two are simply given room to ''talk'' like reasonable adults in spite of their differing opinions.
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Let me know if this pisses you off for a good reason, folks.
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* Jon returns to ''The Daily Show'' on Mondays throughout 2024 to deal with the then-upcoming 2024 Presidential election. However, he gives a speech towards the end that says no matter who wins, TheRealHeroes are the people who don't get any credit for making America run every day.
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* February 12th, 2024: Jon returns to ''The Daily Show'' on Mondays throughout 2024 to deal with the then-upcoming 2024 Presidential election. However, he gives a speech towards the end that says no matter who wins, TheRealHeroes are the people who don't get any credit for making America run every day.
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* March 11th, 2024: Jon spends the segment making fun of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump being ''completely explicit'' about his dictator-like aspirations and desire for legal immunity as president. Near the end, however, he doesn't slam on Republicans for supporting Trump, but rather for supporting those very aspirations [[{{Hypocrite}} while framing them as patriotically following the ideals of the Constitution]]. It comes off as more respectful compared to how a lot of media has had a reputation for bashing Trump supporters indiscriminately, while still addressing the issue at hand.
-->'''Jon:''' Remember "We the People"? You know there's more words after that, right? Smaller font, still binding. Look, if you wanna love Trump, love him. Go to the rallies. Buy the sneakers. You wanna give him absolute power? You want him to be the leader ''über alles''? You want him to have the right of kings? You do you, but ''stop framing it as patriotism''. Because the one thing you cannot say is that Donald Trump is following the tradition of the founders. He is advocating for complete and total presidential immunity. [[AtLeastIAdmitIt His words, not mine.]] That is monarchy shit. And it's your right to support it, but just do me a favor for historical accuracy. Next time you wanna dress up at the rallies, wear the right fucking colored coats.
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Apologies for all the rambling. I just really hate Netanyahu. A lot. But I admit that whoever follows him could be just as bad, so… ugh. This war really has brought out the worst of humanity, hasn't it?
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* January February 26th, 2024: Aside from being brave enough to touch upon a subject as controversial as the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israel-Hamas war]] after purposefully avoiding it back in 2014, Jon takes a moment to call out UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu on his "peace plan" for post-war Gaza -- which would involve a full-blown military occupation of the territory, with Jon half-jokingly pointing out that such military and cultural repression is in part ''why'' groups as radical as Hamas [[CreateYourOwnVillain come into existence in the first place]].
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Full offense meant, but I gotta say that the man reminds me of Putin. He's getting old, his dick's getting limp, and he needs to go out with a bang no matter what. He knows that his half-assed "peace plan" will lead to more Hamas terror. He knows that it'll lead to a perpetual state of suffering for his own people. He knows that Palestinian children are suffering, and he loves every fucking minute of it, since it means he gets to hold on to power just a little bit longer. A wannabe dictator and a leech with the serial numbers filed off. And as of the last day, Israel knows it, too: https://youtu.be/v2Of7-KrODs?feature=shared
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* January 26th, 2024: Aside from being brave enough to touch upon a subject as controversial as the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israel-Hamas war]] after purposefully avoiding it back in 2014, Jon takes a moment to call out the Israeli PM Netanyahu on his "peace plan" for post-war Gaza -- which would involve a full-blown military occupation of the territory, with Jon half-jokingly pointing out that such military and cultural repression is in part ''why'' groups as radical as Hamas [[CreateYourOwnVillain come into existence in the first place]].
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* January 26th, 2024: Aside from being brave enough to touch upon a subject as controversial as the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israel-Hamas war]] after purposefully avoiding it back in 2014, Jon takes a moment to call out the Israeli PM Netanyahu UsefulNotes/BenjaminNetanyahu on his "peace plan" for post-war Gaza -- which would involve a full-blown military occupation of the territory, with Jon half-jokingly pointing out that such military and cultural repression is in part ''why'' groups as radical as Hamas [[CreateYourOwnVillain come into existence in the first place]].
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"You see, this addition from someone who condemns child murder and thinks War Is Hell is proof that TV Tropes is pro-Hamas and antisemitic." There. Done. Saved you a tweet or Reddit post. Hopefully you can use the spare time I just gifted to you to develop a sense of self. That's what normal people have instead of nationalist delusions.
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* January 26th, 2024: Aside from being brave enough to touch upon a subject as controversial as the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israel-Hamas war]], war]] after purposefully avoiding it back in 2014, Jon takes a moment to call out the Israeli PM Netanyahu on his "peace plan" for post-war Gaza -- which would involve a full-blown military occupation of the territory, with Jon half-jokingly pointing out that such military and cultural repression is in part ''why'' groups as radical as Hamas [[CreateYourOwnVillain come into existence in the first place]].
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** After having spent the show calling out parties that insist that the only way to end the war is if one side of the conflict is destroyed (i.e. Israel's government, Hamas, radical Christian groups) or parties that have done nothing but the bare minimum to address the suffering of Palestinian civilians (i.e. the United States, the United Nations, Saudi Arabia), Jon makes a short speech to condemn the fatalistic attitude everyone has towards the conflict between Israel and Palestine:
--->'''Jon:''' I think we have to get real here. [[ForeverWar The status quo cycle of provocation and retribution]] is predicated on some idea that one of these groups is going to go away. And they are ''not''. If we want a safe and free Israel, and a safe and free Palestine, we have to recognize that reality. And I know that there is a twisted and much contested history in the region that has brought us to this point. But we are at ''this point''. And anything we do from here ''has'' to look forward.
--->'''Jon:''' I think we have to get real here. [[ForeverWar The status quo cycle of provocation and retribution]] is predicated on some idea that one of these groups is going to go away. And they are ''not''. If we want a safe and free Israel, and a safe and free Palestine, we have to recognize that reality. And I know that there is a twisted and much contested history in the region that has brought us to this point. But we are at ''this point''. And anything we do from here ''has'' to look forward.
