Comedian Jon Stewart took to “The Daily Show” on Monday to criticize Israel’s strategy of “de-escalation through escalation,” slamming the phrase as “cognitive dissonance” and “language calisthenics.” Stewart opened his show by criticizing President Joe Biden over the United States’ recent insistence that its working tireless toward a ceasefire. He played a montage of Biden repeating his insistence that his administration was working tirelessly toward a ceasefire with Israel and Palestine. “We’re close. We’re close,” says Biden in various clips. Want more breaking political news? Click for the…