Browsing: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel killed Hamas’s No. 3 commander in an airstrike last week, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan informed reporters on Monday.  “Israel has made significant progress against Hamas. They’ve broken a significant number of Hamas battalions [and] killed thousands of Hamas fighters including senior commanders. Hamas’s number three, Marwan Issa, was killed in an Israeli operation last week,” Sullivan…

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he doesn’t agree with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) recent suggestion for new elections in Israel, but he thinks the remarks should have a big impact in Israel. “And while I wouldn’t go as far as the leader in setting out the timing of elections,…

Former President Trump criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday after the Senator said there should be an election to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the remarks are emblematic of poor policy towards the country by the Democratic Party. Schumer, the most senior Jewish politician in the country and an ardent…

White House national security adviser John Kirby sidestepped questions on Sunday about whether President Biden believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is impeding peace amid the war in Gaza. “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream pressed Kirby on the speech Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) delivered last week that called for Israel to hold new…

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) from criticism of his remarks calling for a new election in Israel, calling his speech an “act of courage.” Schumer, the most senior Jewish politician in the country and an ardent supporter of Israel, called for new elections in an address on Thursday.…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday, calling his speech criticizing Netanyahu’s government as ‘completely inappropriate.’ Schumer, the most senior Jewish politician in the country and a strong supporter of Israel, called for new elections in Israel in a surprising speech on Thursday. Schumer said Netanyahu…

President Biden told a Democratic lawmaker and members of his Cabinet that he informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will need to have a serious meeting.