{"id":32333,"date":"2024-03-15T12:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=32333"},"modified":"2024-03-15T12:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T19:10:34","slug":"as-schumer-slams-netanyahu-palestine-defenders-want-action-from-democrats-not-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/as-schumer-slams-netanyahu-palestine-defenders-want-action-from-democrats-not-words\/","title":{"rendered":"As Schumer Slams Netanyahu, Palestine Defenders Want ‘Action From Democrats, Not Words’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual policy conference in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“What we want to see is actual change in policy,” stressed Dearborn, Michigan Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BRETT WILKINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar 14, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While welcoming remarks by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and hinting at a possible shift in policy if far-right extremists continue to run the Middle Eastern country, Palestine<\/a> defenders on Thursday stressed the need for Democrats to push for the Biden administration to stop arming Israel’s genocide in Gaza.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he believes Netanyahu\u2014who <\/a>is facing<\/a> corruption, bribery, and fraud charges\u2014”has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish American elected official, criticized Netanyahu for including far-right extremists such as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in his Cabinet, and said that “as a result, he has been too willing to tolerate the civilian toll in Gaza, which is pushing support for Israel worldwide to historic lows.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sen. Chuck Schumer Calls for \u2018New Elections\u2019 in Israel: \u2018There Needs To Be a Fresh Debate About the Future of Israel\u2019

"The U.S. Government should demand that Israel conduct itself with a future two-state solution in mind. We should not be forced into a position of unequivocally\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Ibwv2D1Ga7<\/a><\/p>— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>