Stewart showed a clip of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling Russia's weaponization of food in Ukraine "unconscionable," a description he agreed with.
"Speaking of which, there is a literal famine in Gaza caused by the war. I assume America will also consider this unconscionable," he said rhetorically.
Stewart then showed a clip of national security communications advisor John Kirby saying America was "concerned" about the crisis in Gaza.
Stewart shared other examples of what he considers America's uneven response to the respective wars, including attacks on the free press. The comedian compared White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's stark condemnation of the Russian government's "repression" of journalists to her calling reports of a possible
Israeli ban on Qatari-based news outlet Al-Jazeera "concerning."
He later noted the high death toll of journalists amid the Israel-Hamas war.
The Committee To Protect Journalists reported at least 95 journalists and media workers have been killed in the war, 90 of which were Palestinian. The number also includes two Israeli reporters and three Lebanese reporters.
Stewart also compared the denunciation of taking of land by force, showing a clip of
President Joe Biden saying America would "never waiver" from its commitment against the act.
Stewart acknowledged there may be a difference between Russia's war and the Israel-Hamas war, but noted a move last month that saw
Israel advance plans to build more than 3,400 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
"The verbal gymnastics that the American government must undertake so as not to offend the delicate sensibilities of a country we provide most of the weapons for is …" Stewart said, before an exasperated yelp. "Every time America tells the world that there's something we won't allow, Israel seems to say, 'challenge accepted.'"
As the war has gone on, he said, "Justice is beginning to seem more like cruelty."