(Breitbart) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) managed to unite many Israelis — against him, and behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at least when it comes to the right of Israelis to choose their own leaders democratically.
Israeli opposition leaders joined Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party in denouncing Schumer for demanding Thursday that Israel hold new elections to oust Netanyahu from power.
Netanyahu’s main rival, Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party, who serves in Israel’s emergency government of national unity, said: “The leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate Chuck Schumer is a friend of Israel, who helps her a lot even these days, but he made a mistake in his statement. Israel is a strong democracy, and only its citizens will determine its leadership and future. Any external intervention in the matter is incorrect and unacceptable.”
Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu aide-turned-rival who ousted him as prime minister in 2001, also added: “Regardless of our political opinion, we strongly oppose external political intervention in Israel’s internal affairs. We are an independent nation, not a banana republic. With the threat of terrorism on its way to the West, it would be best if the international community would assist Israel in its just war, thereby also protecting their countries.”
