US EditionKyle's Mom Tells Netanyahu He's 'Making Life for Jews Miserable' as 'South Park' Tackles Gaza War - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The episode 'Conflict of Interest' critiques political figures and the Gaza war, highlighting betting on violence and Netanyahu's controversial role, airing after a production delay.
- South Park's season 27 episode five 'Conflict of Interest,' aired September 25, 2025, satirizes Gaza and features a betting app asking if Sheila Broflovski will bomb Gaza.
- After a production delay, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone leaned on rapid responses to tackle Gaza and the Carr/Kimmel controversies.
- Sheila's confrontation culminates with Sheila Broflovski denouncing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cartman placing a $1,400 bet using "all my mom's money," and Brendan Carr mocked with humiliations including vomiting at The White House.
- At the White House, Satan and President Trump await their child while Trump soon begins efforts to kill it, and JD Vance warns Carr, 'We can do this the easy way or the hard way.'
- The episode frames a wider debate by noting the conflation of Judaism and Israeli policy, highlighting how American Jews face blame and criticizing Hollywood actors who pressure them to denounce Israel.
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South Park Returns, Goes Straight for FCC Chief
South Park returned Wednesday night, and fears that the show might shy away from controversy after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension were unfounded. The "Conflict of Interest" episode takes aim at both FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The episode sees Kyle objecting to a tasteless bet on...
South Park episode attacks Netanyahu over Gaza war
US adult cartoon South Park took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the deadly war in Gaza in an explicit reference to Israel’s brutal onslaught in the fifth episode of the show’s 27th season, aired on Wednesday. The episode, titled 'Conflict of Interest', sees the show address Israel’s weaponisation of antisemitism to gain support for the war by way of prediction market apps. The show’s protagonists become enthralled with bet…
New 'South Park' episode takes aim at Netanyahu over Gaza war
The episode, titled 'Conflict of Interest,' follows Kyle's mother from a school betting scandal to Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, where she accuses the Israeli PM of 'killing thousands and flattening neighborhoods, and then wrapping yourself in Judaism as if it protects you from criticism'
Kyle's mom tells Netanyahu he's 'making life for Jews miserable' as 'South Park' tackles Gaza war - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Television’s most irreverent cartoon has taken aim at the Gaza war, showing one of its Jewish characters flying to Israel to tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is “making life for Jews miserable” by continuing to prosecute the war. The latest episode of “South Park” depicts FCC Chairman Brendan Carr suffering from a brain-eating parasite that threatens his “freedom of speech” — a potent visual in the week following ABC’s suspension o…
Kyle’s mom tells Netanyahu he’s ‘making life for Jews miserable’ as ‘South Park’ tackles Gaza war
Television’s most irreverent cartoon has taken aim at the Gaza war, showing one of its Jewish characters flying to Israel to tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is “making life for Jews miserable” by continuing to prosecute the war.
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