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Here's what John Oliver has to say about the Israeli elections

Two weeks ago, John Oliver delivered his damning verdict on Labour's pink battle bus for women.

Now he has turned his attention to the Israeli elections. The country goes to the polls on 17 March and so far campaigns have included Isaac Herzog apologising for his voice in a dubbed advert, Benjamin Netanyahu invoking Isis, and a three-hour video from Yesh Atid of a man painting a mural as a narrator explains the party's achievements. Oliver's verdict? "It's pretty bold to make a video that literally allows people to compare you to the experience of watching paint dry."

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