Biden Backs Schumer Criticism of Netanyahu as Israel-U.S. Relations Strain
Washington, D.C. – President Joe Biden offered his backing to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer following his speech criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Schumer called for elections in Israel to replace Netanyahu, a move that received a nod of approval from Biden during an Oval Office meeting with Ireland’s prime minister. Biden’s support for Schumer’s remarks could worsen the strain in the relationship between the United States and Israel. Previously refrained from criticizing Netanyahu’s …