Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) echoed Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) calls for a new election in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the rising death tolls in Gaza.
Bowman said Netanyahu “needs to be removed,” calling him a “maniac” during a Saturday MSNBC appearance. He said Netanyahu is blocking peace in the region.
“The majority of Gaza has already been destroyed through acts of collective punishment by this maniac, Benjamin Netanyahu. I’m 100% with Senator Schumer. He needs to be removed. He is a blockade to a pathway to peace,” Bowman said. “And we need a ceasefire right now. That’s what we should be focused on — humanitarian aid, not weapons.”
Bowman also criticized the Biden administration for recently giving Israel military aid, including twenty-five F-35 fighter jets. When asked if Congress should have been notified about
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