Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a major address on the Senate floor on Thursday at 10am, advocating for a two-state solution as the 'ONLY REALISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION' to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Schumer emphasized it would be a 'GRAVE MISTAKE' for Israel to reject this approach and highlighted the importance of the United States playing a more active role in shaping Israeli policy, especially if Prime Minister Netanyahu's government, which he sees as pursuing 'dangerous and inflammatory policies', remains in power after the war. He identified four major obstacles to peace, including Hamas and Netanyahu, and called for significant course corrections by Israel to achieve lasting peace. Schumer's speech, marking a significant shift in his stance, has sparked a wide range of reactions, from support within the Democratic Party to criticism from Israeli officials and accusations of meddling in Israeli domestic politics. He also noted that 'Hamas's barbaric attack provoked this war' and stressed the urgency of moving towards peace.
Hamas’s barbaric attack provoked this war It should go without saying Hamas can’t have a role in the future if we're to achieve peace After so much suffering, we must turn—urgently—to how to achieve lasting peace via a 2-state solution for the Jewish people & Palestinian people
AIPAC rejects key ally Chuck Schumer's remarks: "Israel's an independent democracy that decides for itself when elections are held and chooses its own leaders." Dizzying to think how much has changed since his speech at November's Stand With Israel rally https://t.co/lmZCgcPPL0
I dunno guys. From where I’m sitting, the Democrats seem doggedly committed to handing Bibi his reelection campaign. If you make him the hero standing up to American pressure on Israel/waffling on Hamas, you give him his one chance for political survival. He’s a political dead… https://t.co/XLjx5trZcr
It’s inappropriate & unprecedented for a Senate leader to call for the removal of an ally’s democratically-elected government. To do so while Israel is at war with Iran-backed terrorists is outrageous & unacceptable. Democrats are shamefully kow-towing to the pro-Hamas Left. https://t.co/iecfAxUVE4
This is a remarkable shift for Chuck Schumer, once one of Congress' most reliable Israel hawks. It puts senators like Fetterman, funnily enough, at the fringe of the current Democratic Party. https://t.co/ArgzFX4u2S
So he’s sending $15-20 billion to a government he wants ousted? Do I have that right? https://t.co/dwAabCWQBv
I fully agree w/ Sen Schumer. Netanyahu’s govt has made the war more extreme & deadly, by far, than it needed to be. He also tolerates West Bank settler violence & undermines a 2-state solution. Israel needs a new govt — one dedicated to peace for both Israelis & Palestinians. https://t.co/Foqej2vrGZ
We urgently need a new path forward in Gaza, so I applaud Senator Schumer for speaking out today in support of a peaceful solution to the crisis in Israel and Palestine. (1/4)
Blaming Netanyahu for the October 7th attack is so stupid it has to be a Democrat party talking point. Of course. https://t.co/Le3GNs3aX1
If Netanyahu’s coalition remains in power and “continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies that test existing U.S. standards for assistance,” then the U.S. “will have no choice” but to leverage U.S. support to change the present course, says @SenSchumer. https://t.co/BMkDZf4CHe
.@SenSchumer did something big. He said what the overwhelming majority of American Jews are thinking as it relates to our deep commitment to Israel and concern about its future as a secure, Jewish & democratic state. Yasher koach to him for demonstrating such moral clarity,… https://t.co/XxZGDfHXvn
Schumer belongs in the street with the other haters demanding Israel’s destruction, because that’s what it means when you attack the democratically elected leader of an ally facing war against genocidal enemies on at least two fronts. So much for fighting antisemitism. Pathetic. https://t.co/goWzW3Bs7V
Israel rebukes "unhelpful" comments after Chuck Schumer attacks Netanyahu https://t.co/kTKOuzCXVx https://t.co/qjk6osMzXS
Schumer attacked Israel’s PM and meddled in Israeli politics in an outrageous way (regardless of what you think of Bibi) in order to insulate himself politically…to then say obviously correct things like this. A window into internal D politics right now: https://t.co/ZXoVdgXqeL
"Nobody expects PM Netanyahu to do the things that must be done to break the cycle of violence, to preserve his credibility on the world stage, to work to a two-state solution," Chuck Schumer warns. "Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah" https://t.co/1WHI4FUYlA
Chuck Schumer has no business calling on Israel to replace its democratically elected leadership. Instead of sending aid to Israel, he plays politics. The American people know well: we stand with Israel in the fight for its survival. https://t.co/2Yglnnk2R1
This is one of the most disgusting speeches ever given in the Senate. 1) Senators don’t get to pick who foreign democracies elect. This is election interference. 2) Schumer doesn’t understand how Israel is united to destroy Hamas. It’s bigger than Bibi. https://t.co/ffzbgV2olp
Israeli ambassador responds to call by Chuck Schumer who, in a desperate move to help Hamas, called for the destruction of Israel's current government. https://t.co/Q8LuZtcKJ0
Israeli envoy to the US Michael Herzog slams Schumer's anti-Netanyahu speech: "It is unhelpful, all the more so as Israel is at war against the genocidal terror organization Hamas, to comment on the domestic political scene of a democratic ally." https://t.co/ntsuEz43Zm
The headline from Schumer’s speech will be his call for Netanyahu to step down and new elections. But the most significant part of his remarks was publicly urging @POTUS to “use tools at its disposal” to pressure Israeli government. This is an enormous shift.
This is unprecedented and necessary. Netanyahu has to go… and never come back to power. Thanks @SenSchumer for this powerful message. It’s time for peace. It’s time for new leadership. @yairlapid @gantzbe @MeravMichaeli https://t.co/6o942P2quU
I applaud @SenSchumer for his path-breaking speech on Israel and Palestine. Glad he called out Netanyahu & Hamas as obstacles & called for new elections in Israell. https://t.co/PgMwUuPsNV
I’m fine with just about anybody saying what Schumer said about Bibi. But nobody in the US govt has any right to weigh in on Israel’s domestic affairs in an official capacity. Our officials are now openly meddling in the affairs of a democracy abroad. Schumer knows better.
👀 - Top Senate Democrat with impeccable Israel bona fides calls for removal of Netanyahu - US intelligence community publicly states his “viability as a leader” is “in jeopardy” - Biden administration roles out red carpet to his biggest rival, Benny Gantz https://t.co/RF8rMHQSO2
"The only real and sustainable solution to this decades-old conflict is a negotiated two-state solution," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says about the Israel-Hamas war. "A demilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel in equal measures of peace." https://t.co/97sH6Fe6wj
Schumer is one of the most pro-Israel voices in the Senate. See below - part of a 2021 Axios article. Now even Schumer appears to be growing uncomfortable with Israel's war on Gaza. https://t.co/X0iyITGZOQ https://t.co/noFIxHXC6I
Schumer is no apologist for Netanyahu, whom he expressly wants to see removed from power. But he's entirely correct about the strikingly context-free nature of much coverage of the war. https://t.co/SSkvjxh7zy
You won't find more of a pro-Israel stalwart than Chuck Schumer, the highest ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history His call for Netanyahu's ouster should be viewed as a watershed moment that cements Bibi's standing within the Democratic Party https://t.co/lmZCgcPPL0
For 25 years I've heard Schumer give speeches to Jewish groups in which he claims his most important role is the protection of Israel from hostile forces in the US. He is a guardian at the gates of Jerusalem, a "shomer," he says. When I first heard him say it, I was discomfited.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer says the U.S. will have to use its leverage to "play a more active role in shaping Israeli policy" if PM "Netanyahu's current coalition remains in power after the war begins to wind down and continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies." https://t.co/FbVmPPyLWg
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Israel must make "significant course corrections" to achieve lasting peace with the Palestinians.@ReutersZengerle
So, Chuck Schumer is basically auditioning for The Squad! Whatever credibility he had on Israel, he is tearing to shreds, with this unprecedented attack and meddling in domestic Israeli politics. And this just day after another US-Israeli declared murdered & kidnapped by Hamas. https://t.co/sT98L43M8K
SCHUMER: IF NETANYAHU'S GOVT REMAINS IN POWER AFTER WAR, U.S. MUST WORK MORE ACTIVELY TO ACHIEVE BROAD PEACE
JUST IN: Sen. Chuck Schumer says a two-state solution is the "only realistic and sustainable solution" with Israel and Palestine, adding that "four major obstacles," including Hamas and Israeli PM Netanyahu, are "in the way" of a two-state solution. https://t.co/8QRM5l183i https://t.co/TBicZYH7mi
SCHUMER: TWO-STATE SOLUTION IS 'ONLY REALISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION'
SCHUMER: IS A 'GRAVE MISTAKE' FOR ISRAEL TO REJECT TWO STATE SOLUTION
WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader Schumer speaks on two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians https://t.co/8yCAkaZ3rF
Today, I’m giving a major address from the Senate floor on a pathway to peace and achieving a two-state solution. Watch live: https://t.co/cuUUWbM1xF
WATCH LIVE: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to deliver an address to discuss a pathway to peace and to achieve a two-state solution on the Senate floor. https://t.co/CjKoeWARVV https://t.co/c9mBvzIuAH
Inbox: Majority Leader Schumer To Give Major Address On The Senate Floor On A Pathway To Peace And Achieving A Two-State Solution (Thursday 10am)