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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…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) blasted Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) criticism of Israel as “very inappropriate” and “embarrassing” on Sunday. Schumer called last week for Israel to hold new elections, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way.” His comments were met with criticism from Republicans, where many of them suggested Schumer was…

White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said on Sunday the United States “haven’t seen” Israel’s plan to evacuate civilians in Rafah amidst reports of heightened military activities. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” host Shannon Bream asked Kirby if he expects to get a plan before the offensive starts. “We would certainly…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) defended Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) speech on Israel, saying the public should listen to his complete remarks rather than just focusing on his comments about leadership in Israel. “I think people should listen to his entire speech. Senator Schumer’s speech came from his heart, what…

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…

Former President Trump criticized President Biden for his Israel policy in an interview scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday. “And all of a sudden, he turned his back on Israel, that’s what he’s doing, he turned his back on Israel,” Trump said in relation to Biden on Fox News’ “MediaBuzz” with host Howard Kurtz. “He basically said that Bibi Netanyahu should take…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized a CNN analyst for referring to her fellow member of the “squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as a “public relations agent for Hamas” on Wednesday. “How is this kind of obvious Islamophobia so easily accepted without opposition? This is surprising,” Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in a post on X, the platform previously known as…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will speak on Thursday morning on the Senate floor about ways to achieve peace and a two-state solution to end the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The speech will start at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch the live video above.

A mother who is both American and Israeli recounted her frightening ordeal of being seized by Hamas fighters along with her daughter and being kept as captives for two weeks before being set free last year. Judith Raanan and her now 18-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, were the initial hostages to be released by Hamas following their incursion into southern Israel on Oct.…