Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that it was “totally inappropriate” for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to call for new elections in Israel. Ta.
Anchor Dana Bash said, “Let’s talk about what happened this week here in the United States. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gave a pivotal speech and said you are lost and an obstacle to peace.” He said, “Please listen to me.”
“After October 7, the Netanyahu coalition no longer meets Israel’s needs,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “We will express our vision for the future to the Israeli people by holding new elections once the war begins to end.” I believe there will be opportunities.” The postwar future. ”
Bash said, “Chuck Schumer is the highest-ranking Jewish elected official here in the United States and is an ardent supporter of Israel. What is your response?
Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “I think what you said was totally inappropriate. It’s inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there. That’s for Israel, for Israelis to do for themselves. We are not a banana republic. The only government we should be tackling now and overthrowing is Hamas’s tourist tyranny in Gaza, which has killed more than 1,000 Israelis, including dozens of Americans. I think it’s tyranny, and it’s holding Americans and Israelis hostage, and that’s what we need to focus on. As Sen. Schumer said, the majority of Israelis support our government. 82% of Americans support Israel over Hamas.
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