Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for the Israeli government to hold new elections, claiming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way,” as the country risks becoming an international “pariah” over the war in Gaza on Thursday.
“Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel,” Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor Thursday.
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. government, offered scathing criticism of Netanyahu and his right-wing Cabinet, claiming, “He has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza, which is pushing support for Israel worldwide to historic lows.
“The United States cannot dictate the outcome of an election, nor should we try,” he said
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