Today, in a truly historic shift, Schumer stood up and defended the people of Israel and their future.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has often, in a play on his name, referred to himself as 'Ha Shomer' or 'the defender' of Israel. For most of the past few decades he meant that he was defending Israel from criticism. He meant that he was defending American political support for Israel, regardless of its policies and actions. And on many occasions, he was defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
7, has been prosecuted with no viable plan for, or even realistic definition of what constitutes a victory. Tens of thousands of Palestinian men, women and children have been killed, and the Gaza Strip has been reduced to rubble. The United States has repeatedly called for the Israeli government to articulate a plan for how it will wage this war while minimizing civilian casualties and following international human rights law.
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