President Biden expresses support for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer after Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, signaling a potential fracture in the U.S.-Israel relationship over the war in Gaza.
President Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel , the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza.
Schumer, a Jewish Democrat from New York, sent tremors through both countries Thursday when he said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and warned that “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah' as Palestinian casualties continue to grow. “He made a good speech,” Biden said in the Oval Office during a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister. “I think he expressed serious concerns shared not only by him but by many Americans.” The Democratic president did not repeat Schumer's appeal for Israel to hold elections, a step that would probably end Netanyahu's tenure because of mounting discontent with his leadershi
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