Overview

• Oliver devoted his full opening segment to a harsh critique of Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, framing the prime minister as fixated on clinging to power.
• He tied Netanyahu’s survival to alliances with far-right figures including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, while revisiting corruption trials and a 2023 bid to weaken Israel’s Supreme Court.
• Citing humanitarian assessments, Oliver referenced WHO-backed IPC findings that more than 500,000 Gazans are in famine conditions and noted Doctors Without Borders suspended operations due to security risks.
• He highlighted a recent UN Commission of Inquiry report that characterized Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide, underscoring escalating legal and diplomatic pressure.
• Media coverage of the segment noted polling that pegs Netanyahu’s U.S. favorability at 21% and reported that President Trump was set to host him at the White House for talks on ending the Gaza war.