Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly criticized U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's calls for Israel to hold new elections, labeling them as 'totally inappropriate' and an interference in Israel's democratic process. In a speech on Saturday, Schumer criticized Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza and suggested that Israel needed new leadership. This call for elections has sparked outrage among Republicans, Israeli officials, and American Jewish organizations, deepening the rift with Democrats. Netanyahu, refusing to commit to new elections despite majority support, argues that such calls from abroad harm Israel's ongoing war against Hamas and meddle in its internal affairs, as stated in a CNN interview on Sunday. The controversy highlights the growing tensions between Israel and its top ally, the United States, amid the devastating war with Hamas.
“What has gone so haywire in the U.S.-Netanyahu relationship that it would drive someone as sincerely devoted to Israel’s well-being as Chuck Schumer to call on Israelis to replace Netanyahu ..?” A: Netanyahu https://t.co/Yjmxr71qdI
Binyamin Netanyahu has long frustrated American leaders. But he and other Israelis should not interpret Senator Chuck Schumer’s speech as just another bump in the often rocky road the allies have travelled since the founding of Israel https://t.co/7IJ5lj4tHj 👇
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's fiery Senate floor speech in which he criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for the Jewish state to hold new elections is "overt election interference," some political analysts say. https://t.co/qDPzJnd98L
.@SteveForbesCEO slams Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for his speech calling for new elections in Israel, and this call will have terrible results for both Israeli and U.S. security. #WhatsAhead https://t.co/xBALpJWlqt
.@SenSchumer is not a friend of Israel.
Sen. Schumer's undemocratic dangerous anti-Israel diatribe https://t.co/lkmnxyBesU
Netanyahu Responds to Schumer’s Call for New Israeli Elections https://t.co/oZZINwrWjR
What does Senator Chuck Schumer’s landmark speech mean for Israel? Binyamin Netanyahu is alienating his country’s best friends https://t.co/7yuxuMPfau 👇
Schumer catching flak over speech about Israel. Schisms among Democrats about Middle East policy https://t.co/h1hM1HqCRW
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 17 rejected calls for fresh elections in Israel, saying that he will not bow to international pressure to halt the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. https://t.co/74fDNV5sE4
Netanyahu Says Schumer's Calls For His Removal Are ‘Totally Inappropriate’ Sen. Chuck Schumer stunned the Israelis last week when he called on the country to make “significant course corrections” in Gaza. https://t.co/YltOkZb1b7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described calls for a new election from the U.S. “wholly inappropriate.” https://t.co/b3LTJVGMhT
As tensions between Democrats and Netanyahu grow exponentially, in step with the death toll in Gaza, Israel's PM is hoping that Trump and the GOP, eager to use the crisis to bash Biden, will offer him a political life raft | Haaretz Today | @Bsamuels0 https://t.co/W1ZcCw0Yry
WHOA -- White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan attacks @IsraeliPM Benjamin @Netanyahu condemning election interference by Schumer and other Americans who are demanding Israel hold new elections: “Well, first of all, inherent in the question is — is a kind of a — an… https://t.co/pm2JfrKuEY
WHOA -- White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan attacks @IsraeliPM Benjamin @Netanyahu condemning election interference by Schumer and other Americans demanding Israel hold new elections: “Well, first of all, inherent in the question is — is a kind of a — an… https://t.co/qJoWqwhdt1
‘Very courageous’: Sen. Jack Reed praises Sen. Chuck Schumer’s harsh critique of Israel’s Netanyahu https://t.co/XNFt9LyWRN https://t.co/cYxaUR8kqi
Biden NSA Jake Sullivan on U.S. interference in Israeli politics: "We don't do nearly as much as they speak into ours" https://t.co/NhPnkdoPCc
Shocking statement from the @WhiteHouse podium by @JakeSullivan46: re the U.S. interfering in Israeli politics. “We don’t do nearly as much as they speak into ours.” Total non sequitur, presented without evidence. The very stuff of antisemitic conspiracy theories. Unbelievable.
💥 💥 Sullivan hits back at Netanyahu: “Kind of an interesting irony, which is you have the prime minister speaking on American television about his concerns about Americans interfering in Israeli politics… “In fact, we don't do nearly as much as they speak into ours.” https://t.co/sN49T8GxKz
Tensions between Biden and Netanyahu are only worsening after Chuck Schumer's watershed speech The GOP is providing Bibi with the best defense he could dream of, with Trump even calling Israel "loyal to a fault" for wanting to maintain bipartisan support https://t.co/4Z9dEpxrva
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday praised Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's scathing denunciation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, calling it a "very courageous speech" from a lawmaker long... https://t.co/FkF4EGPKWI
Sen. Jack Reed praises Chuck Schumer's harsh critique of Israel's Netanyahu https://t.co/NLOy5h3fN6
Chuck Schumer's speech calling to oust the democratically elected Israeli Prime Minister was reprehensible & a classic case of election interference. Israel is our strongest ally & the lone beacon of democracy & freedom in the Middle East. The Biden administration &…
Courageous speech by Sen. Schumer calling for Netanyahu’s replacement. In contrast, the “Netanyahu can do no wrong” advocates are not only threatening Gazans but are undermining Israeli security. https://t.co/GSDuRwFqZm
"U.S. senators shouldn't meddle in Israeli politics," Netanyahu says to AIPAC, an organization that has committed $100 million to turn U.S. elections in Israel's favor https://t.co/iJCU3QXLfp
Netanyahu deems Schumer's call for new Israeli elections inappropriate https://t.co/m2zk7G8nGv
🇮🇱🇺🇲 Netanyahu says it’s “wholly inappropriate” for America to meddle in Israeli elections after Biden, Schumer call for his replacement. https://t.co/ngnSwrhkrg
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed back at a call from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for new elections in Israel. “We’re not a banana republic,” Netanyahu said Sunday on CNN. https://t.co/Y6b3lgLAJr
Netanyahu says it’s “wholly inappropriate” for America to meddle in Israeli elections after Biden, Schumer call for his replacement. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/qrq7avgwob
Schumer Claims That Netanyahu Has 'Lost His Way' - https://t.co/9V0XZBmkR9
American Jewish organizations criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after he denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for Israel to hold elections. https://t.co/uJNPk915U2
‘We’re Not A Banana Republic’: Netanyahu Responds To Chuck Schumer Calling Him An ‘Obstacle’ To Peace https://t.co/jeOlmW0x1a
Controversy stirred as Schumer's call for Israeli elections challenged alliances and the delicate balance between support and intervention - editorial. https://t.co/gB9JlRay1W
Netanyahu Says Schumer's Calls For His Removal Are ‘Totally Inappropriate’ https://t.co/qNMWopSZD0
"It's inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hits back at calls from US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for new elections in Israel https://t.co/y0lHB8utqh
'We’re Not A Banana Republic': Netanyahu Responds To Chuck Schumer Calling Him An ‘Obstacle’ To Peace https://t.co/jeOlmW0x1a
“I think what he said is totally inappropriate.” “We are not a banana republic.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu replied to earlier criticism from Senate Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer (D-N.Y.). https://t.co/Xg9sYJtXaV
Netanyahu lectures the West: 'Have you so quickly lost your moral conscience?' Calls out those urging a regime change in Israel - such as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - who, in calling for new elections in Israel, knows it would stop the war https://t.co/03pqpHR24t
BREAKING: PM Benjamin Netanyahu responded to comments by US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who last week called for elections in Israel to remove the current government. “What he said is totally inappropriate. “We’re not a banana republic. “The majority of Israelis… https://t.co/BP0BHVLeJb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” https://t.co/PnWIrqiOWd
Not only are democrats like @SenSchumer playing politics with funding for our ally Israel, but they are also perpetuating hateful anti-Israel rhetoric. I am disgusted by Senator Schumer’s behavior and urge him to swiftly bring to the floor legislation to support Israel. https://t.co/rkIKFe7KQA
Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza. https://t.co/AoY7u1EG6f https://t.co/2Mzw3g7HLS
I agree with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Senator Schumer should stop trying to interfere with Israel's elections! https://t.co/pmtpwuEods
On Thursday, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Benjamin Netanyahu's government to be unseated. Netanyahu hit back at Schumer, saying his comments were "totally inappropriate" and amounted to an interference in Israeli democracy https://t.co/ldBLTk3GiF
It was "very inappropriate" for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to call for Israel to hold new elections while claiming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul said Sunday. https://t.co/uXyiKN0IhN
Netanyahu hit back at Schumer, saying his comments were "totally inappropriate" and amounted to an interference in Israeli democracy https://t.co/jMKQb873vD
Netanyahu blasts Schumer’s comments calling for new elections in Israel as ‘inappropriate’ https://t.co/iNXtmDRrPr
Senate Majority Leader Schumer constantly warns of interference in US elections but willingly interfered in Israel's elections. And Biden approved. We SHOULD NOT be trying to replace the leaders of our allies, ESPECIALLY as they're facing existential threats to their existence. https://t.co/QtLuoEP1hI
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sharply rejected Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for new elections in his country, dismissing the push as harmful to Israel’s war against Hamas. https://t.co/VhkqlbYELJ https://t.co/EaJ1LtyRoG
Schumer is criticized for call for elections by American Jewish groups. Story by @StarrJpost https://t.co/SagqWlFDUV
Netanyahu denounces Senate leader Chuck Schumer’s call for elections as rift deepens with Democrats https://t.co/u1Qu7pSd7P https://t.co/TyVLhlAu9v
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU REFUSES TO COMMIT TO HOLDING NEW ELECTIONS POST-GAZA CONFLICT DESPITE POLLS INDICATING MAJORITY SUPPORT, CITING INTERFERENCE IN ISRAEL'S DEMOCRATIC PROCESS BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER - SOURCES
Bibi Netanyahu says it's 'inappropriate' Chuck Schumer called him an 'obstacle for peace' https://t.co/vzQeECR5y6 https://t.co/OidK2wDEnd
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for new elections in Israel as “totally inappropriate” and harmful to Israel’s war against Hamas https://t.co/3gIrA38COw https://t.co/3gIrA38COw
‘Totally inappropriate’: Netanyahu hits Sen. Chuck Schumer’s remarks about Israel’s leadership https://t.co/SpcrgWCFX1 https://t.co/qXIwNjmhta
Netanyahu denounces Senate leader Chuck Schumer's call for elections as rift deepens with Democrats https://t.co/u8QG48Wj1c
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not take kindly to Sen. Chuck Schumer’s speech on the Senate floor last week where he called for Israel to hold elections once the current assault on Gaza winds down. Story: https://t.co/twGfUaaYYj https://t.co/j3JMbtPvsq
Benjamin Netanyahu says that calls from US Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, for new elections in Israel are "inappropriate". Schumer on Thursday had called for Netanyahu's government to be unseated, saying new leadership was needed in the country https://t.co/4q1hqpumjW
Israeli PM Netanyahu Slams Chuck Schumer’s ‘Totally Inappropriate’ Remarks, Urges Him to Stop Meddling via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/MeTQtMOeUT
Netanyahu won't commit to elections, calls Schumer's speech "inappropriate" https://t.co/bWSBHYcpRp
"Netanyahu blasts Sen. Schumer: 'We're not a banana republic': Live Israel war updates." (via @USATODAY) https://t.co/JmyuyS5x1A
In a speech Saturday, Chuck Schumer criticized Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold a new election. Republicans and Israeli officials were quickly outraged. MORE: https://t.co/aRbtzk8vqJ
Netanyahu Blasts Schumer’s Call For Israeli Elections As ‘Totally Inappropriate’ https://t.co/xu47VV7GSx https://t.co/vPRZbuutbd
Netanyahu blasts Schumer’s ‘totally inappropriate’ speech: ‘We’re not a banana republic’ https://t.co/1Ps9tQteSj https://t.co/to3FDxXy6o