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Israel Rebukes ‘Unhelpful’ Comments After Chuck Schumer Attacks Netanyahu

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Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog said it is “unhelpful” for an ally of the Middle Eastern country to comment on its “domestic political scene” after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called for new elections in Israel and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was an “obstacle to peace.”

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Above, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 12 in Washington, D.C. Schumer on Thursday called for new elections in Israel, criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…


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