Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a bold move, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for new elections in Israel amid the ongoing conflict with Gaza. In a 45-minute Senate floor speech and through media, Schumer accused Netanyahu of being a 'major obstacle to peace,' criticizing his handling of the war, particularly his tolerance for civilian casualties since Oct. 7. Schumer's call for snap elections, aimed at ousting Netanyahu, has divided Democrats, with some labeling it 'highly inappropriate' and a 'serious political misstep,' while others support the call for new leadership. Republicans and Israeli officials have condemned Schumer's statements as 'dangerous' interference in Israel's democracy. Schumer, wearing a yellow ribbon pin to honor hostages in Gaza, emphasized Israel's 'moral obligation to do better' and described the current leadership as unfit for Israel's future needs. The criticism has intensified the already tense U.S.-Israel relations, amidst Schumer's warnings of a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the U.S. renewing sanctions waivers for Iran.
Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. They accused the... https://t.co/BtiesWHQne
Much of the tension between Israel and the U.S. boiled over when Mr. Schumer offered the fiercest criticism so far of Mr. Netanyahu by an elected U.S. official. https://t.co/oqCorlexB5
Schumer's rebuke of Netanyahu shows the long, fragile line the U.S. and allies walk on interference https://t.co/mqZS2iELXC
Leading Jewish movements in the United States expressed mixed reactions to Senator Chuck Schumer's call for new elections in Israel and his strong condemnation of Netanyahu / @MaltzJudy https://t.co/1nZZ1nXYbM
Democratic anger over Israel's war in Gaza reached a new level with a dramatic speech from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Senate floor. https://t.co/cX4aqOCGNJ https://t.co/L0jWcMY8EK
Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish US elected official, called for Israel to hold new elections https://t.co/3crfNhFlQ3 https://t.co/DRTFdS0iI3
Democratic Majority Leader in the US Senate: Netanyahu is no longer responsive to needs Chuck Schumer said that Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer responsive to the needs of the settlers and that Israel must hold elections. Schumer, the Democratic Senate majority leader and the… https://t.co/VNOP8VRL33
Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S. government, has called for new elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Analyst Dan Arbell @DanArbell gives us the reactions from Israel. #Heat #Gaza #Israel #Hamas https://t.co/uzMibt4pf5
In an unprecedented speech on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer (D-N.Y.) called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu an “obstacle to peace.” @AviMelamed says the Iranian regime is the obstacle to peace in the Middle East. https://t.co/Qw4ojkyUFk
Chuck Schumer Calls for Elections in Israel https://t.co/4rNEa4au4e
Sen. Chuck Schumer calls Netanyahu an 'obstacle' to peace https://t.co/lB6i19l45H
Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a sharp critique of Israel's current leadership, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has lost his way." @capehartJ and @nytdavidbrooks react to Schumer's Senate floor speech. https://t.co/5Y0Yl4YVE4
Chuck Schumer’s speech castigating Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling for a new election there is indicative of the Democratic Party’s shifting stance on Israel – and it could cost them, Michael Brendan Dougherty said on “The Editors.” https://t.co/M1lfNkb79S
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for new elections in Israel, saying Israeli PM Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace. https://t.co/mQ9R5aqZsI
Chuck Schumer went on the Senate Floor and demanded overthrowing Israel's democratically elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Democrats have hated Netanyahu since he had the courage to stand against the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. https://t.co/frUFUZI0Jv https://t.co/U0SNtjEGNR
Senator Chuck Schumer’s harsh critique of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government revealed the widening gap between the U.S. and Israel, analysts said on Friday. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” said a retired Israeli diplomat. https://t.co/qyXn3L1nOY
Schumer Calls for Elections in Israel, Warns U.S. Could Have “More Active Role” in Israeli Politics https://t.co/4rNEa4au4e
Israeli officials hit back at a scathing speech by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for new elections. https://t.co/H35ZbALpJM
Watch Senator Chuck Schumer’s speech on Thursday in which the majority leader — and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S. — urged for new leadership in Israel, calling Prime Minister Netanyahu a major obstacle to peace in the Middle East. https://t.co/DNQ6ULnlxt https://t.co/J82wMalCOL
Senate Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer (D-N.Y.) took to the Senate floor to deliver a speech in which he cast doubt on the current #Israeli administration and urged for new elections in the country. https://t.co/u1lEL5GA9J
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. https://t.co/8Vyf6fkfnW
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that Israel should hold elections while claiming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has lost his way.” | By @gitanjalipoonia https://t.co/JRkgbYacCg
🔊 Top Democrat Chuck Schumer calls for new Israeli elections to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Listen to @mattspetalnick weigh in on Schumer's fiery words on the Reuters World News podcast https://t.co/8w1YrTzZzi https://t.co/RB90b3C6L9
US Senate Leader Chuck Schumer Calls for New Israel Elections Amid Gaza War #globalrisk https://t.co/zMj1484zlr
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Senator Chuck Schumer. Schumer called for a leadership change in Israel, castigating leader Benjamin Netanyahu for his response to Oct. 7. https://t.co/SyDS19nBdu
Top Democrat Chuck Schumer has called for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace. https://t.co/bsm9WpliGL
Schumer criticized after calling for new Israel elections as Biden renews sanctions waiver for Iran House Speaker Mike Johnson argued that President Biden, Schumer, and the Democrats seem to be standing with Iran over Israel. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/a7SckGYx5k
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: “The fourth major OBSTACLE TO PEACE, is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU. I also believe Prime Netanyahu has LOST HIS WAY..I believe that a new election is the only way...” https://t.co/AETy5R7Vic https://t.co/g2wyDY4z2B
Part 1 Senator Chuck Schumer Calls for New Elections in Israel https://t.co/nQ7mWy37ff #StandWithIsrael https://t.co/rRyhLu9DL6
Schumer Urges New Leadership in Israel, Calling Netanyahu an Obstacle to Peace https://t.co/PAqOZnm9dB
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Thursday called for Israel's government to hold an election as criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensifies and leaders grow increasingly concerned over a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. https://t.co/DgMgnY4l9l
A 45-minute floor speech from Mr. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected U.S. official, offered a stark warning that broad support among Democrats for the longtime U.S. ally could be wearing thin over Israel's handling of its war with Hamas. https://t.co/GUPS4kKXb0
Schumer trashed for 'disgusting' speech calling on Israel to dump Netanyahu: 'Outrageously inappropriate' https://t.co/ZXJb9HPA4U
“As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me: the Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel.” Majority Leader of the US Senate Chuck Schumer calls for a “new election” in Israel. Read more: https://t.co/DTUlfnYxkI https://t.co/JGbcXOoK1u
A political group supporting Jewish Republicans lashed out Thursday at Democrat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for Israel to hold new elections and oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/GpOvLjGGiE
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the US, called for new Israeli elections and replacement of Netanyahu, an extraordinary public rebuke that reflects a wrenching reexamination of close bonds with Israel that the Gaza conflict has provoked among Democrats.… https://t.co/ULUrudZ6pV
Top Democrat Chuck Schumer calls for new Israel election as rift grows https://t.co/uudLZoOLco https://t.co/7W2WfVgzyb
Senate Majority Leader calls for new elections in Israel, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace https://t.co/CFbJUnk2CE
“As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me that Netanyahu’s coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7.” US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for new elections in Israel during his address on the Senate floor on Thursday.… https://t.co/f4qgcTk2l4
Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to oust Netanyahu https://t.co/nkkG2YW4Ik
Top Democrat Schumer Calls for New Elections in Israel, Saying Netanyahu is an Obstacle to Peace https://t.co/KDBoODUn0Y
Schumer's anti-Netanyahu speech stuns Israel https://t.co/IJxwCNHMAR
Yes, Netanyahu is absolutely an obstacle to peace and is responsible for the worst security failure in Israel's history as well as horrible atrocities against the Palestinian people. He & Hamas must go; I salute Senator Schumer (@SenSchumer) for his courage and clarity.
Today, House Republicans heard an update from Israeli Ambassador Isaac Herzog at the Congressional Institute Issues Conference. Back in Washington, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared Israel should have a new election. He said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace.…
US Senate leader Chuck Schumer has called for Israel to hold elections, arguing that Benjamin Netanyahu has become one of four "major obstacles" to peace in the Middle East. The Biden administration has distanced itself from the statement. Read more: https://t.co/BPhZD2YwNE https://t.co/N7QDmjQ2Jx
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's speech calling for a new government in Israel landed like an earthquake Thursday, delivering a huge shock to the already tense U.S.-Israel relationship. https://t.co/IpoiZm8fkF
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's speech calling for a new government in Israel landed like an earthquake Thursday, delivering a huge shock to the already tense U.S.-Israel relationship. My story on @axios https://t.co/6rfzJFLkTb
Top Republicans Fire Back At Schumer’s Call For New Israeli Leader https://t.co/VguecFcTYm
US-Israeli relations erupted Thursday after America’s most prominent Jewish politician, Chuck Schumer, called for Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government to be replaced, accusing him of weakening his country’s “political & moral fabric” & being an “obstacle to peace” Source: FT https://t.co/dUjvvJLoKV
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for new Israeli elections and replacement of Netanyahu on Thursday. Virginia Senator Mark Warner says he worries how the Prime Minister is conducting the war https://t.co/0mDDlbESPY https://t.co/CnY2jsoUWC
Bold: Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace (from @AP) https://t.co/BwpHJFMIrM
Contempt and Disrespect from Chuck Schumer Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. @DrMichaelOren condemns Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) contempt toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his call for Israel to hold elections. “Israel is one of a handful… https://t.co/p8Hrvk6oJu
Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, after spending years railing against election interference, says Netanyahu must go as Democrats meet with political rivals and demand snap elections.
Chuck Schumer, the top Jewish politician in the US, calls for Israel election and issues warning to Benjamin Netanyahu https://t.co/87WE9wZYHb
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he sees Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace in the country’s war with Hamas. He said it was time for the country to hold new elections. https://t.co/dRA639u7XE
'Obstacles To Peace': Chuck Schumer Attacks Netanyahu, Calls For New Israeli Leader https://t.co/afAAcFyYx8
Speaker Mike Johnson rebukes Senator Chuck Schumer's demand for new Israeli elections: "It is highly inappropriate and simply wrong for Senator Schumer to be calling for new elections in Israel. We need to stand strong with Israel.” Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/Yj9Vq2wenC
Further proof that Octobe 7 was designed to get rid of Netanyahu. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued an extraordinary demand Thursday for Israel to hold new elections aimed at ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the Biden administration and Democrats…
Speaker Johnson criticizes Schumer calling for Israel to hold elections: 'highly inappropriate' House Majority Whip Tom Emmer accused Schumer of attempting to interfere in Israel's elections, calling it dangerous. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/GhswPetD5A
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.@SenSchumer: "Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way." https://t.co/9lJ5Z2do5A https://t.co/wT1b7BomaZ
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party, Likud, released a statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for a new election in Israel to promote peace in the region via a two-state solution. https://t.co/RaRVGvF5ML https://t.co/9pCK1ftPxJ
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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu is 'an obstacle to peace' and calls for Israel to hold new elections. https://t.co/g9DpVc0VSX
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way." MORE: https://t.co/Sujj9om83p https://t.co/rIvvZ7S3a1
Chuck Schumer says it’s time for Netanyahu to step down and announce snap elections (during a war) Israel is an independent sovereign state. 🇮🇱 https://t.co/ZerQ21cEUE
US Senate leader Chuck Schumer has called for new elections in Israel amid its war on Gaza, adding that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is one of several 'major obstacles' to peace in Gaza ⤵️ https://t.co/WznzFmEKXX
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he believes Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu is a "major obstacle to peace." https://t.co/B5hETzMmdI https://t.co/UYFdAyWLzA
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER'S CALL FOR NEW ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL AND CRITICISM OF PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SPARKS DIVISION AMONG DEMOCRATS - SOURCES
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has presented a “very big statement” by accusing Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of losing his way in their war against Gaza, says US Analyst Michael Ware. https://t.co/s33M393UQg
Republicans say Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made a serious political misstep with his call for new elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/4nH2CuPj72 https://t.co/QF9w0flIXo
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has lost his way” and called for new elections aimed at choosing a new government, a sign of growing U.S. pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza. Read more: https://t.co/2I548pnq3A https://t.co/lJ7e1gwafu
Chuck Schumer's criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu and calls for new elections in Israel are being met with a divided reaction from Democrats. https://t.co/1r1VIHZBzK
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost his way" in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. https://t.co/FmroTVERiX
"At this critical juncture, I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel,” said #Schumer. He added that “#Israel has a moral obligation to do better,” urging Israel to make “course corrections." #USA https://t.co/4OJjsIsl89
U.S. Senate Majority Leader #ChuckSchumer, wearing a yellow ribbon pin to honor hostages being held in #Gaza, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu and called on #Israel to hold elections for a new government on the #Senate floor on Thursday morning, March 14. https://t.co/MUTaTy9OvF
The American Jewish Committee issued a statement following Sen. Schumer's remarks earlier on Thursday in which he described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstruction to lasting peace in the Middle East and called for elections to oust him. https://t.co/tSXJNnicJG
Senate Majority Leader Schumer says Israeli PM Netanyahu's government "no longer fits the needs of Israel after Oct. 7," per NBC. Schumer has called for new elections in Israel & say Netanyahu is an “obstacle to peace.”
Netanyahu must go: US Senate Leader Chuck Schumer calls on Israelis to change prime minister Schumer said the Israeli prime minister had “weakened the political and moral fabric of Israel” and was “too willing to tolerate civilian casualties in Gaza,” Bloomberg . Election year.
SPEAKER JOHNSON SLAMS SCHUMER: "This is not only highly inappropriate, it's just plain wrong for an American leader to play such a divisive role in Israeli politics." https://t.co/uNoGiariNr
Top Democrat Schumer calls for new Israel election https://t.co/cFBd90c1q3