«Spot F****** on,» wrote one viewer, while another said: «Jon Stewart captures the divisiveness of the Israel Palestinian conflict perfectly.»
A Jon Stewart sketch from 2014 about fighting in Gaza has resurfaced on social media in the wake of the current Israel-Hamas conflict, with users amazed by how nothing has changed.
«We’ll start tonight in the Middle East,» Stewart tells the audience, but as soon as he mentions «Israel,» his co-stars jump in.
«What Israel isn’t supposed to defend itself?» yells Jason Jones.
«Oh yeah if Mexico bombs Texas we would exercise restraint?» shouts Jessica Williams.
«What other country is held to the same standard as Israel?» asks Jordan Kleppler, before dubbing Stewart—who is Jewish—a «self-hating Jew.»
The foursome, which also includes Michael Che, try to speak at once—becoming unintelligible—while a stunned Stewart looks back at the camera.
«That was, that was weird,» he tells the audience, once his co-stars have dived out of sight.
