Following Schumer and Biden comments on Jewish state, locals have a message: ‘Stay out of Israeli politics’
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JERUSALEM – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York should not interfere in Israel’s internal affairs, and President Biden has made the Jewish state an enemy for his own political interests ahead of November’s U.S. national elections. These are just some of the views Israelis at Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda food market expressed to FOX News Digital earlier this week.
Shoppers expressed disappointment at Schumer’s recent comments criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war and suggesting it was time for Israelis to hold new elections. Netanyahu, speaking at a virtual gathering of Republican senators on Wednesday, hit back at Schumer, a lifelong supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, calling his comments “totally inappropriate and outrageous,” according to reports. did.
Israelis interviewed by Fox News Digital expressed similar sentiments when asked what they thought about Schumer’s call for re-election.
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President Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Getty Images)
“I don’t think it’s Mr. Schumer’s place to comment on Israeli politics or say we need another election,” one shopper told Fox News Digital.
Another said Schumer should “worry about his own re-election and try to stay out of Israeli politics.”
“We know how to treat ourselves,” he said.
“We held an election,” said another interviewee. “We have an elected government. He understands democracy. He knows that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.”
Shoppers at Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, Israel, January 3, 2024 (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Shoppers also said the president, who spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week and reportedly requested that a delegation be sent to Washington to discuss Israel’s strategy in the five-month war in Gaza, has called Israel an enemy. I also asked if it felt like it was spinning.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party and his wife Prime Minister Sara Netanyahu have voted in Israel’s general election, which will be held on November 1, 2022.(Amir Levi/Getty Images)
“Biden wants to win the next US election, so he’s looking a little bit at Israel strategically,” one Israeli interviewed told Fox News Digital.
“Unfortunately, that’s the main problem for politicians,” said another person interviewed. “They have their own concerns, not for the well-being of the entire population.”
Others don’t trust Biden, calling him a liar and saying the American leader is “not of sound mind, so whatever he says, what is here today could be gone tomorrow.” “There is a gender,” he pointed out.
Another shopper said, “President Trump was the only president who truly understood true alliance with Israel and opposed the anti-Israel foreign policy that is American foreign policy.”
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An Israeli Defense Forces tank between photos of President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu.(Associated Press, Getty Images)
Fox News Digital also asked residents of Jerusalem, which is known for its conservative views compared to Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city, who they would likely vote for if an election were held in Israel today.
One man said he would vote for Netanyahu, but another hesitated, saying it was difficult to vote for Netanyahu in the wake of the horrific October 7 terrorist attack in southern Israel by Hamas terrorists, but others He pointed out that he felt there was a problem. There are no viable alternative options.
“After what happened, it will be very difficult to vote for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu again,” said one man, referring to the Israeli leader by his nickname. “Alternative but similar options will need to be considered.”
Another said they would not vote for Prime Minister Netanyahu, saying, “I think Prime Minister Netanyahu has been Prime Minister of Israel for too long and it’s time for a change.”
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A tent camp of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, November 27, 2023.(Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Netanyahu is the longest-serving leader in Israeli history. Netanyahu, first elected prime minister in 1996, led the country to victory through five snap elections after failing to secure the majority of votes needed to form a government. In 2022, after his fifth election, the 74-year-old Prime Minister Netanyahu teamed up with far-right and ultra-religious parties to finally form a government. In the months leading up to the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israelis had held large weekly demonstrations against the government’s plans to overhaul the judicial system.
Following Schumer and Biden comments on Jewish state, locals have a message: ‘Stay out of Israeli politics’
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JERUSALEM – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York should not interfere in Israel’s internal affairs, and President Biden has made the Jewish state an enemy for his own political interests ahead of November’s U.S. national elections. These are just some of the views Israelis at Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda food market expressed to FOX News Digital earlier this week.
Shoppers expressed disappointment at Schumer’s recent comments criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war and suggesting it was time for Israelis to hold new elections. Netanyahu, speaking at a virtual gathering of Republican senators on Wednesday, hit back at Schumer, a lifelong supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, calling his comments “totally inappropriate and outrageous,” according to reports. did.
Israelis interviewed by Fox News Digital expressed similar sentiments when asked what they thought about Schumer’s call for re-election.
Schumer’s anti-Netanyahu speech strengthens bivi in Israel’s war to oust Hamas
President Biden, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. (Getty Images)
“I don’t think it’s Mr. Schumer’s place to comment on Israeli politics or say we need another election,” one shopper told Fox News Digital.
Another said Schumer should “worry about his own re-election and try to stay out of Israeli politics.”
“We know how to treat ourselves,” he said.
“We held an election,” said another interviewee. “We have an elected government. He understands democracy. He knows that Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.”
Shoppers at Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, Israel, January 3, 2024 (Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Shoppers also said the president, who spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week and reportedly requested that a delegation be sent to Washington to discuss Israel’s strategy in the five-month war in Gaza, has called Israel an enemy. I also asked if it felt like it was spinning.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party and his wife Prime Minister Sara Netanyahu have voted in Israel’s general election, which will be held on November 1, 2022. (Amir Levi/Getty Images)
“Biden wants to win the next US election, so he’s looking a little bit at Israel strategically,” one Israeli interviewed told Fox News Digital.
“Unfortunately, that’s the main problem for politicians,” said another person interviewed. “They have their own concerns, not for the well-being of the entire population.”
Others don’t trust Biden, calling him a liar and saying the American leader is “not of sound mind, so whatever he says, what is here today could be gone tomorrow.” “There is a gender,” he pointed out.
Another shopper said, “President Trump was the only president who truly understood true alliance with Israel and opposed the anti-Israel foreign policy that is American foreign policy.”
Why neighboring countries in the Middle East do not provide shelter to Palestinians stranded in the Gaza conflict zone
An Israeli Defense Forces tank between photos of President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu. (Associated Press, Getty Images)
Fox News Digital also asked residents of Jerusalem, which is known for its conservative views compared to Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city, who they would likely vote for if an election were held in Israel today.
One man said he would vote for Netanyahu, but another hesitated, saying it was difficult to vote for Netanyahu in the wake of the horrific October 7 terrorist attack in southern Israel by Hamas terrorists, but others He pointed out that he felt there was a problem. There are no viable alternative options.
“After what happened, it will be very difficult to vote for Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu again,” said one man, referring to the Israeli leader by his nickname. “Alternative but similar options will need to be considered.”
Another said they would not vote for Prime Minister Netanyahu, saying, “I think Prime Minister Netanyahu has been Prime Minister of Israel for too long and it’s time for a change.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
A tent camp of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, November 27, 2023. (Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Netanyahu is the longest-serving leader in Israeli history. Netanyahu, first elected prime minister in 1996, led the country to victory through five snap elections after failing to secure the majority of votes needed to form a government. In 2022, after his fifth election, the 74-year-old Prime Minister Netanyahu teamed up with far-right and ultra-religious parties to finally form a government. In the months leading up to the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israelis had held large weekly demonstrations against the government’s plans to overhaul the judicial system.
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