Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent, said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)’s attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week was “outrageous.” Stated.
As reported by Breitbart News, Schumer, speaking on the Senate floor, called Prime Minister Netanyahu an “obstacle to peace” and said that Israel is in the midst of a war that Israel is winning, with a new leader to replace him. demanded that a proper election be held.
President Joe Biden later endorsed Schumer’s speech.
Mr. Lieberman, who was the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in the 2000 election, was furious at Mr. Schumer’s interference in Israel’s democracy.
the hill report:
“To have a U.S. senator, let alone the majority leader, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in Washington, tell Israelis it’s time to get rid of Jews. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]That’s outrageous,” Lieberman said in an interview with a radio host on Sunday. John Catsimatidis on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM.
The former Connecticut state senator also called the speech a “mistake” and said, “I can’t remember ever doing something like that.”
Lieberman is also the founder and chairman of No Labels, a centrist group that seeks viable alternatives to either political party.
Prime Minister Netanyahu reacts harshly to Schumer and Biden, publicly says Schumer’s speech was ‘inappropriate’, says those seeking re-election want to divide Israel and prevent it from winning war with Hamas he added.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recent book, The Zionist Conspiracy (And How to Participate in It), now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
