'Israel not a banana republic': Netanyahu slams Schumer's 'undermining' speech

• Published date: 14 March 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Reacting to Schumer's speech, in which he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of holding up peace in the Middle East and calling for elections in Israel, the Likud wrote that "Israel is not a banana republic, but a democracy proud of its choice in PM Netanyahu."

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog posted on X his response to statements by US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

"Israel is a sovereign democracy. It is unhelpful, all the more so as Israel is at war against the genocidal terror organization Hamas, to comment on the domestic political scene of a democratic ally. It is counterproductive to our common goals," Herzog wrote.

Opposition head MK Yair Lapid wrote that Schumer's speech "is proof that, one by one, Netanyahu is losing the staunchest supporters of Israel.

"What's worse is, he is doing it on purpose," the former prime minister charged. "Netanyahu is causing serious damage to the national effort to win the war and maintain...