US Edition‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Discusses Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
John Oliver examines Netanyahu’s leadership amid Gaza’s humanitarian crisis, citing UN genocide findings and over 500,000 people facing famine, as Netanyahu’s political support declines.
- On Sunday, John Oliver devoted his main segment to criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tracking his increasingly unfavorable ratings amid Gaza and corruption issues.
- Humanitarian groups report that a World Health Organization IPC analysis found more than half a million people in the Gaza Strip trapped in famine, while Doctors Without Borders suspended operations this year.
- Highlighting coalition politics, Oliver pointed to Benjamin Netanyahu's 2023 push to weaken Israel's Supreme Court and alliances with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
- A new poll found just 21% of Americans view Netanyahu favorably, while President Donald Trump is set to host him at the White House on Monday for talks on Gaza.
- Beyond polls and meetings, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory found Israel committed genocide in Gaza, and Oliver argued Israelis removing Netanyahu might stop suffering and help bring hostages home.
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‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Discusses Israel, “Increasingly Unfavorable” Benjamin Netanyahu
Tonight’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver delved into the topic of Israel, specifically its intermittent prime minister since 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu, tracking the leader’s “increasingly unfavorable” ratings both in the country and in the U.S., his worsening effect on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and his longstanding corruption charges. Before tackling the […]
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