{"id":2245126,"date":"2024-05-15T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-comedian-bill-burr-spars-with-bill-maher-over-israel-conflict-why-am-i-even-listening-to-you\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:27:21","slug":"watch-comedian-bill-burr-spars-with-bill-maher-over-israel-conflict-why-am-i-even-listening-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-comedian-bill-burr-spars-with-bill-maher-over-israel-conflict-why-am-i-even-listening-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Comedian Bill Burr Vs. Bill Maher on Israel Conflict &#8211; &#8216;Why Bother Listening?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-comedian-bill-burr-spars-with-bill-maher-over-israel-conflict-why-am-i-even-listening-to-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Bill Burr and \u2064HBO \u2063host Bill Maher engaged \u200bin a heated debate on Israel&#8217;s\u2062 conflict with Hamas during \u2064Maher&#8217;s \u200dpodcast. Burr challenged\u2062 Maher&#8217;s stance on\u200d Israel&#8217;s actions, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-doocy-blasts-jen-psaki-when-do-union-workers-get-their-green-jobs\/\" title=\"Peter Doocy Blasts Jen Psaki: \u2018When Do[Union Workers]Get Their Green Jobs?\u2019\">tense exchange<\/a>. The disagreement unfolded on May 15, 2024, at 10:08\u200d am, revealing differing perspectives on the Gaza situation. Comedian Bill Burr and HBO host Bill Maher clashed in a fiery debate on Israel&#8217;s conflict with\u2064 Hamas \u2062during Maher&#8217;s podcast. Burr&#8217;s challenge\u200d to Maher&#8217;s stance on Israel sparked a tense exchange, unveiling contrasting views on the Gaza crisis. The intense\u2062 disagreement took place on May 15, 2024, at\u2062 10:08 \u200dam, highlighting the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-senate-a-clash-on-whats-causing-energy-prices-to-spike\/\" title=\"In Senate, a Clash on What\u2019s Causing Energy Prices to Spike\">divergent perspectives<\/a> on the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 10:08am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Comedian Bill Burr and HBO host Bill Maher got into a tense exchange Sunday while discussing Israel\u2019s war on Hamas during Maher\u2019s \u201cClub Random\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>The pair came to such a disagreement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/idf-announces-commander-helped-lead-hamas-october-7-attack-eliminated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel\u2019s targeting of Hamas<\/a> in Gaza that Burr challenged Maher\u2019s political chops and asked him, \u201cWhy am I f***ing listening to you like \u2026 like you\u2019ve done something?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the usually cordial and relaxed podcast, in which Maher sometimes shares a drink and cigars with guests, Burr and the host butted heads when Maher took a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-lift-iran-sanctions-until-they-stop-uranium-enrichment-still-wants-to-rejoin-deal\/\" title=\"Biden won\u2019t lift Iran sanctions until they stop uranium enrichment, still wants to rejoin deal\">hard-line stance<\/a> against those who attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-warns-israel-says-stop-sending-weapons-continue-rafah-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Jewish state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation started with an innocent reference to Harvard, which led Maher to ask Burr if he knew about college students nationwide openly siding against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>A disagreement quickly escalated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are in with the terrorists,\u201d Maher said of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-professor-makes-frightening-prediction-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university students<\/a> nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Burr replied, \u201cThey were for the Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher indicated he did not see a lot of nuance on the issue when he exclaimed, \u201cWell, it\u2019s sort of the same cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Maher asked Burr if he was on the side of those in Gaza, the comedian implied there was a genocide against children being carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you stand with Israel?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m on the side of the kids,\u201d Burr said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-maher-mocks-don-lemon-face-trying-play-race-card-cmon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maher<\/a> replied, \u201cYeah, that\u2019s easy to say. You know, no one wants to see kids dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two then sparred after Burr sarcastically said it was \u201cbrave\u201d of Maher to say publicly he did not wish to see children killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, pat yourself on the back,\u201d the comedian said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following videos contain language that might offend some viewers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019m on the side of the kids\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Burr supports the Palestine protests on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">college campuses<\/a> and thinks the Russia Ukraine war can be solved on a podcast. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QRUFVSAOHN\">pic.twitter.com\/QRUFVSAOHN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mythinformed (@MythinformedMKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MythinformedMKE\/status\/1790035199146741922?\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to say, \u2018I\u2019m for the kids,\u2019\u201d Maher shot back. \u201cWho\u2019s not for the kids? It comes down to real hard-nosed decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burr then cut the host off and said, \u201cStop talking like you\u2019re a general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher explained that, to people who side with Israel, the conflict is simple in that the Jewish state was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2-squad-democrats-vote-banning-oct-7-terrorists-immigrating-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked by Hamas<\/a> on Oct. 7 of last year and that it responded with force.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re the only country in the world that they get attacked, and then as soon as they counterattack, it\u2019s like, \u2018Well, we gotta stop this s*** now.\u2019\u201d Maher said. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t attack them\u2019\u201d is a very simple solution to all [these] problems in the Middle East. Stop attacking Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burr conceded that Maher had \u201csolved\u201d the issue, to which Maher replied, \u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bill-burr-amber-heard-loses-denigrated-johnny-depp-owe-public-apologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the comedian<\/a> replied with more sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s fantastic,\u201d Burr said. \u201cLet\u2019s go to Russia and the Ukraine. How do you solve that one, Bill? Let me hear your hard-nosed decision about that. Well, let me ask you a question. How is war still legal, with all this s*** that\u2019s been canceled? Why is that still f***ing legal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j1V2nsKUeX8?si=PrQu-ePM6tAsjMLD&#038;start=3982\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Maher responded:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you like a real answer to that? Because for something to be illegal, you have to have the capacity to enforce it. And you can\u2019t enforce against war, or else you have to go to war with the country that\u2019s going to war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we don\u2019t want to go to war with Russia over Ukraine. What would be the sense of making it illegal? Oh, that\u2019s really going to stop Putin. No, to stop people from going to war, you have to also put boots on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burr sarcastically said the war in Europe would be over if only Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/putin-commands-russian-govt-develop-video-game-console\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> could sit down with his enemies and talk over the conflict on a podcast such as Maher\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Maher, apparently sensing that he and his guest were not going to come to an agreement on the issue of war, said, \u201cThis is why this is not your thing. This is my thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burr then challenged Maher\u2019s claimed expertise on foreign policy and geopolitics when he retorted, \u201cIt\u2019s not your thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t your thing \u2014 it isn\u2019t,\u201d Burr concluded. \u201cYou\u2019re like that guy that has a fantasy football team and thinks he\u2019s a f***ing GM. That\u2019s exactly what it is. Like, why am I f***ing listening to you like you like you\u2019ve done something? What have you done in Washington? Nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Bill Burr clashed with HBO&#8217;s Bill Maher on Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas during Maher&#8217;s &#8220;Club Random&#8221; podcast. The heated exchange saw Burr questioning Maher&#8217;s political stance, reflecting differing views on Israel&#8217;s actions. 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