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\"\"<\/a>Netanyahu Says Schumer Call for Israel Election Was Inappropriate<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Reuters<\/strong> and<\/em><\/span> Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. Photo: ABIR SULTAN POOL\/Pool via REUTERS<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s speech in which he urged new elections in Israel was \u201ctotally inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer, a longtime supporter of Israel and the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official, called for new elections in Israel and said Netanyahu was an obstacle to peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think what he said is totally inappropriate. It\u2019s inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership there,\u201d Netanyahu said in the CNN interview.<\/span><\/p>\n

The speech reflected growing frustration in Washington with Netanyahu, his management of the war with Hamas, and the civilian death toll in Gaza. International criticism of US support for Israel has mounted due to the death toll in the coastal enclave, where Hamas terrorists have been criticized for embedding themselves among the civilian population and using civilians as human shields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schumer said it would be a \u201cgrave mistake\u201d for Israel to reject a two-state solution and urged negotiators in the Israel-Gaza conflict to do everything possible to secure a ceasefire, free hostages and get aid into Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Joe Biden said on Friday that Schumer\u2019s comments echoed the concerns of many Americans, describing the remarks as a \u201cgood speech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday that Biden believed it was up to Israel to make its own decisions about internal politics.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe respect the sovereignty of the Israeli people,\u201d Kirby told Fox News Sunday. \u201cThe president believes it\u2019s up to the Israeli people and the Israeli government to determine if and when there\u2019s going to be new elections.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Schumer did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Netanyahu\u2019s reaction to his speech.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Israel, Netanyahu dismissed international pressure on Sunday and said Israel\u2019s military would push into Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza, after more than five months of war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Republican congressman Michael McCaul, who leads the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee, criticized Schumer\u2019s remarks, comparing them to an effort to topple Israel\u2019s government.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t talk about toppling a government in a democracy,\u201d McCaul told Fox News Sunday, calling Schumer\u2019s remarks \u201cvery inappropriate\u201d and \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Schumer also criticized Palestinians who support Islamist group Hamas, and said Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas also should step aside.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schumer raised the possibility of Washington using its leverage if Israel does not change course. Still, he did not go as far as suggesting a step some Democrats advocate: introducing legislation to make easing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza a condition for the U.S. providing more weapons to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s indicative of now the split in the Democratic Party \u2026 and I think what you\u2019re seeing is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel faction in the Democratic Party,\u201d McCaul said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza after Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists launched a surprise invasion of the Jewish state on Oct. 7, massacring 1,200 people and kidnapping 253 others before Israeli forces repelled the onslaught.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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