Bill Maher, comedian and Club Random host, clashed with The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian over Israel’s Hamas war and Middle East politics. Their culture-religion talk escalated into a debate on Islam, Gaza deaths, and Israel’s moral response.
Maher slammed progressives for backing Palestinians while ignoring Islamic women’s rights abuses. Kasparian countered that civilians shouldn’t suffer for regional culture and Israel’s actions caused excessive Gaza casualties.
Maher asked where she’d live besides free Israel. Kasparian cited data on mostly civilian Gaza deaths, calling the war unjust despite condemning Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
Maher accused her of blaming “whitey” for Islam’s issues. Kasparian distinguished Western policy critiques from religion attacks as they interrupted over terrorism and intervention.
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