Stewart: America Knows that What Israel’s Doing Is Wrong and But Doesn’t Have the Courage to Say It

STEWART Perhaps these are ░░░░░░░░ peripheral issues What about ░░░░░░░░ bedrock rule of international ░░░░░░░░ No taking land by ░░░░░░░░ When Russia does it ░░░░░░░░ re pretty clear Clip ░░░░░░░░ Biden The entire world ░░░░░░░░ a stake in making ░░░░░░░░ that no nation no ░░░░░░░░ is allowed to take ░░░░░░░░ neighbor s territory by ░░░░░░░░ The American people will ░░░░░░░░ waver in our commitment ░░░░░░░░ those values Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Eh ish See this ░░░░░░░░ where Israel is actually ░░░░░░░░ interesting because you might ░░░░░░░░ Israel s war is ░░░░░░░░ than Ukraine s Israel ░░░░░░░░ responding to an attack ░░░░░░░░ hostage crisis but in ░░░░░░░░ midst of that they ░░░░░░░░ a little something in ░░░░░░░░ West Bank on March ░░░░░░░░ that might be notable ░░░░░░░░ starts reporter As the ░░░░░░░░ S Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ Blinken made his latest ░░░░░░░░ the Israeli government announced ░░░░░░░░ it was declaring state ░░░░░░░░ nearly 2 000 acres ░░░░░░░░ land in the occupied ░░░░░░░░ Bank reporter voice over ░░░░░░░░ latest Israeli appropriation is ░░░░░░░░ largest land transfer since ░░░░░░░░ Oslo Accords were signed ░░░░░░░░ 1993 Clip ends STEWART ░░░░░░░░ And that s not ░░░░░░░░ Gaza That s the ░░░░░░░░ Bank So you can ░░░░░░░░ say it has anything ░░░░░░░░ do with defending yourself ░░░░░░░░ Hamas Let s see ░░░░░░░░ America upholds it s ░░░░░░░░ against taking land Clip ░░░░░░░░ Blinken I haven t ░░░░░░░░ the specifics of this ░░░░░░░░ anyone taking steps that ░░░░░░░░ things more than more ░░░░░░░░ at this time is ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ with Clip ends STEWART ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ They did it the ░░░░░░░░ you bleep visited Laughter ░░░░░░░░ do we tiptoe around ░░░░░░░░ eggshells They slap America ░░░░░░░░ the fact and our ░░░░░░░░ is Well if anyone ░░░░░░░░ us in the face ░░░░░░░░ d be concerning that ░░░░░░░░ for sure I mean ░░░░░░░░ a hand to a ░░░░░░░░ body part of the ░░░░░░░░ if true The verbal ░░░░░░░░ that the American government ░░░░░░░░ undertake so as not ░░░░░░░░ offend the delicate sensibilities ░░░░░░░░ a country we provide ░░░░░░░░ of the weapons for ░░░░░░░░ yaaah Every time America ░░░░░░░░ the world that there ░░░░░░░░ something we won t ░░░░░░░░ Israel seems to say ░░░░░░░░ accepted Are they willfully ░░░░░░░░ to provoke us or ░░░░░░░░ they are just reading ░░░░░░░░ principles from right to ░░░░░░░░ It s Laughter and ░░░░░░░░ To be honest it ░░░░░░░░ kind of a bar ░░░░░░░░ joke but anyway Laughter ░░░░░░░░ 30 000 have died ░░░░░░░░ Gaza since the war ░░░░░░░░ some of them them ░░░░░░░░ soldiers 13 000 of ░░░░░░░░ children Our response Clip ░░░░░░░░ KIRBY Since the early ░░░░░░░░ we ve been urging ░░░░░░░░ Israeli counterparts to act ░░░░░░░░ as much precision as ░░░░░░░░ can in their targeting ░░░░░░░░ constant efforts to urge ░░░░░░░░ Israelis to be as ░░░░░░░░ and careful as possible ░░░░░░░░ can still continue to ░░░░░░░░ Israel to be more ░░░░░░░░ and more precise The ░░░░░░░░ for the Israeli Defense ░░░░░░░░ to act with precision ░░░░░░░░ continue to tiptoe to ░░░░░░░░ with the Israelis to ░░░░░░░░ sure that they are ░░░░░░░░ precise this came as ░░░░░░░░ can be Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ See they re not ░░░░░░░░ Have you tried synonyms ░░░░░░░░ precision Clip starts KIRBY ░░░░░░░░ continue to distress to ░░░░░░░░ Israeli counterparts that they ░░░░░░░░ as discriminate and careful ░░░░░░░░ their targeting as possible ░░░░░░░░ as cautious and deliberate ░░░░░░░░ as careful as they ░░░░░░░░ To be more careful ░░░░░░░░ more deliberate Very deliberate ░░░░░░░░ the most discreet deliberate ░░░░░░░░ cautious way possible In ░░░░░░░░ utmost care A special ░░░░░░░░ to be mindful Clip ░░░░░░░░ STEWART To be mindful ░░░░░░░░ is this bleep hot ░░░░░░░░ Laughter 0We just know ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the bombing ░░░░░░░░ we are urging Netanyahu ░░░░░░░░ be present Laughter The ░░░░░░░░ are we doing here ░░░░░░░░ subtext of all this ░░░░░░░░ America knows this is ░░░░░░░░ but apparently doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to have the courage ░░░░░░░░ say it in a ░░░░░░░░ manner America and Israel ░░░░░░░░ know that you cannot ░░░░░░░░ your way into safety ░░░░░░░░ learned that lesson in ░░░░░░░░ and Afghanistan They learned ░░░░░░░░ in southern Lebanon They ░░░░░░░░ siege there occupied the ░░░░░░░░ area for 20 years ░░░░░░░░ it did was birth ░░░░░░░░ strengthen Hezbollah And they ░░░░░░░░ about to do it ░░░░░░░░ over again and we ░░░░░░░░ letting them Real friends ░░░░░░░░ the bleep keys because ░░░░░░░░ don t let friends ░░░░░░░░ that much Laughter and ░░░░░░░░ And after this recent ░░░░░░░░ with so much horror ░░░░░░░░ America finally finds the ░░░░░░░░ for a new approach ░░░░░░░░ Israel with more justice ░░░░░░░░ less cruelty Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ The U S and ░░░░░░░░ are closing in on ░░░░░░░░ would be the largest ░░░░░░░░ deal since the war ░░░░░░░░ Gaza began Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Well I don t ░░░░░░░░ about you but if ░░░░░░░░ s true I find ░░░░░░░░ concerning And with that ░░░░░░░░ conclusion we turn for ░░░░░░░░ analysis.”