NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Late-night show host John Oliver took it upon himself to criticize conservative media for consistently justifying the attack on Palestine during the ongoing conflict in Israel.
The host highlighted several prominent figures, including Fox News' Jesse Watters, who has consistently echoed his controversial views throughout the coverage of this conflict.
Oliver went on to mock Watters, referring to him as a "replacement" for the more popular and influential Tucker Carlson, and critiqued his views on Hamas and the ongoing war.
John Oliver calls Jesse Watters as 'Tucker Carlson replacement'
As the late-night host covered the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, he shared clips from conservative media hosts equating Gazans with the Palestinian organization.
One of those instances was Watters asserting that since Hamas was elected by the Palestinians, they should be considered implicated in the October 7 attacks on Israel.
This justification was used to support the subsequent military operation that resulted in thousands of casualties.
Oliver initially pointed out that Watters replaced Tucker Carlson in the Primetime slot, which was previously occupied by the former Fox News host.
However, that wasn't all. He continued, "[Watters] is a lot like Tucker, except less charismatic, way dumber, and with somehow even more of an 'I've killed someone during a fraternity hazing accident' vibe, which is really saying something."
John Oliver debunks argument against Gazans' involvement in the war
Oliver emphasized that arguing Palestinian lives are disposable because of their elected leaders is not a valid justification, noting that a similar logic could be applied to Americans as well.
"It is true; the Gazans did at one point elect Hamas but if you think that makes them all complicit in war crimes their government commits, then boy do I have bad news for you about decades of US Foreign Policy."
Oliver continued his critique of the conservative perspective, stating, "There was much more criticism of Hamas in Gaza than Americans in general, and these individuals in particular, are willing to admit. Palestinians in Gaza are not a monolith, and, importantly, nor are Israelis."
He later added, "Just so we’re very clear, there are absolutely innocent Palestinian civilians, in the same way, that there are Floridians who aren’t brain-dead bigots with a penis for a head. A region’s worst does not represent them all."
