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Schumer struggles to live up to ‘shomer’ designation amid pressure from his party
The self-dubbed ‘guardian of the people of Israel’ is now the guardian of a caucus that has drifted increasingly leftward, especially when it comes to its support for Israel
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) finds himself in an awkward bind: The self-dubbed “Shomer Yisrael” — “guardian of the people of Israel” — is now the “Shomer of the Democratic Party” — guardian of a caucus that has...
