Dozens of Israel supporters protested outside the office of “traitor” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Manhattan on Friday, calling for him to resign after accusing him of “conspiring” against Israel, and anti-Semitism They asked people to remain silent as the outbreak raged across campus.
The demonstration came days after a New York state senator told reporters he had “confidence” in President Biden’s decision to withhold weapons in response to Israel’s invasion of Rafah, but demonstrators said He strongly condemned the action.
“Schumer, doomed man! It’s time to resign!” shouted a crowd of about 40 people protesting outside his midtown office.
Sylvia, who lives on the Upper East Side, called Schumer a “snotty coward” for not supporting Israel’s looming siege of Rafah.
“It’s important to start with your arms,” she told the Post. “Send as many weapons to Israel as you send to Ukraine.”
“Schumer is like a rock and nothing can move him. He’s just the corrupt human being that he is,” the 80-year-old said.
Joseph Borgen, a real estate worker in Manhattan, said Schumer is “conspiring” against Israel for supporting Biden’s position on Rafah.
“I would love to see him step up and stand up to President Biden,” he told the Post, wearing an Israeli flag.
Participants also held signs that read, “Schmuck, you do not represent American Jewry” and “Keffiyeh Chakki is a disgrace.”
“Chuck the Chuck!” they shouted, waving Israeli and American flags. “Schumer is a traitor! Schumer is a traitor!”
The harsh words were a response to Schumer’s announcement of support for Biden’s controversial decision as the Israel-Hamas war reaches nearly seven months.
“I believe Israel and the United States have a strong relationship and I trust what the Biden administration is doing,” Schumer said Wednesday, as reported by AA. The Hill.
Demonstrators were also outraged by the ongoing anti-Semitism rocking college campuses, including many schools in the Big Apple.
“Anti-Semitism on university campuses is exploding out of control,” Syrian Jewish refugee Abraham Hamra, 36, told demonstrators.
“It got out of control and Schumer went silent! Not a word!” Hamra claimed.
Schumer’s representatives noted that the senator denounced anti-Israel looting at Columbia University and recently helped pass $14 billion in unconditional direct aid to Israel.
“Breaking windows with a hammer or occupying university buildings is not free speech,” Schumer said last month.
“This is an illegal act and those who did this should face consequences that amount to an immediate slap on the wrist.
“And when Jewish students are targeted for being Jewish, and when protests are met with abusive language, organized intimidation, and the murderous and hateful glorification of Hamas in the violence of October 7, “It is also unacceptable if it shows that.”
