This morning, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), one of the highest-ranking Jewish officials in the U.S. government, said Israelis need to call new elections to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who, Schumer said, “has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel.” Schumer, who is a strong ally of Israel and who also blamed Hamas for the crisis in the Middle East, warned that the deadly toll on civilians in Gaza under the policies of Netanyahu’s government is “pushing support for Israel worldwide to historic lows. Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah.”
For as much power as it seems the United States has in the relationship with Israel, we are far past time for using that soft power and material power to get it to STOP KILLING CIVILIANS.
The politics this year are dismal and depressing. Keep letting your representatives know what you want to change in the world. Even if it seems like it’s all being directed to /dev/null.
