Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) was booed loudly by the crowd while speaking at a pro-Israel parade in New York City on Sunday.
Video footage posted to X shows Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer being introduced to speak to the crowd, holding up signs that read “Bring them home” and some with photos of the hostages still in the country. held According to Hamas, Newsweek.
Hamas, a US-designated Islamic extremist group, attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Some have been released, but there are about 130 hostages still being held by Hamas.
Of these, 40 hostages are believed to be dead and 60 are believed to still be alive.
“Take them home. Take them home. Take them home,” Schumer repeated over and over, as the crowd audibly booed.
Israel Day Parade.
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Schumer, who is Jewish, has come under criticism for his silence about the anti-Israel protests and encampments that took place on college campuses in April and early May.
In early May, pro-Israel protesters called Schumer a “traitor.” It is called He said President Joe Biden would refrain from shelling Israel or sending weapons if Israel went ahead with its invasion of Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold, and expressed “confidence” in him to do so before calling for his resignation.
In March, Schumer described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “losing his way” and called on Israel to hold new elections to choose his successor.
Nonetheless, Schumer, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), signed a letter urging Netanyahu to address a “joint session of Congress.”
