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Schumer calls Netanyahu an obstacle to peace, calls for new Israeli elections
The Senate majority leader’s speech drew criticism from across the political spectrum in Israel, and from mainstream Jewish organizations at home
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media during a weekly press conference in the Capitol Building in Washington DC, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
Senate Majority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a major obstacle to long-term Israeli-Palestinian peace, and said that Israel should hold new elections once the war in Gaza begins to wind down. Without...