“If Sen. Schumer opposes these policies, he’s not opposing me, he’s opposing the people of Israel,” Netanyahu said on Sunday.
of his government, saying the U.S. shouldn‘t try to dictate how or when another government conducts its elections.It's inappropriate for him to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there. That's something that Israel, the Israeli public does on its own, but we're not a banana republic.”
The speech drew widespread shock among Democrats, particularly due to Schumer’s past support for Israel and Netanyahu. Schumer was one of the few Democrats who voted against the Iran nuclear deal in 2015, and he has largely avoided criticizing Israel despite its military bombardment in Gaza.
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