Chuck Schumer

Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report

According to records the New York Post claims to have been supplied, Sanders has not attended a single one of the biannual meetings since he was appointed to the position 18 years ago.

 US SENATOR Bernie Sanders speaks at a May Day rally in Philadelphia earlier this month. In a Senate committee meeting, Sanders said: ‘We can agree that antisemitism is unacceptable in all forms, but some of us happen to believe that the response of the Netanyahu government to the Hamas attack is al
TEXT MESSAGES between the arson suspect Stephen Spencer Pittman and his father during the attack on Jan. 10, 2025.

Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties’

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre, in New York City, October 7, 2025; illustrative.

Democrats denouncing pro-Hamas chants shouldn't require headlines - editorial

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews, backed by pro-Israel right


When Schumer became his brothers’ reaper - opinion

The worst part of the speech was not what made headlines. It was when Schumer threatened his brothers in Israel in a way no true guardian ever would.

US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

Is it time for elections in Israel? - comment

The Broad Perspective: We need a government we can trust to handle the Lebanon issue carefully and tactically above all. 

 A LARGE billboard advertisement in Tel Aviv reads: ‘We need elections.’

Why Senator Schumer has put Israel in danger - opinion

Commentary on Israeli politics by a leading US senator may inadvertently embolden Iran and its proxies, threatening Israel’s defense capabilities.

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

Schumer’s meeting with American Jewish leaders exposes rift between religious, political factions

Sen. Chuck Schumer's call for elections within Israel has led to some immense backlash. Following the backlash, he met with the presidents of Major American Jewish organizations.

 US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

Bibi, don’t go to Washington - comment

If he accepts an invitation to speak before Congress, Netanyahu will in essence surrender Israel’s bipartisan status and align Israel with the narrow interests of conservative America.

 Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2022.

Israeli, US leaders need to set aside their differences and bury the hatchet - editorial

Perhaps both Biden and Netanyahu might be inspired by former President Barack Obama's memorable words in 2012: “We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-US vice president Joe Biden leave after a joint statement to the media at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010.

Mordechai and Schumer: A tale of two court Jews - opinion

Like a good “useful Jew,” Schumer shamefully allowed the anti-Israel talking points of the day to come forth from Jewish lips. 

 A Scroll of Esther, written by a 14-year-old girl in Rome during the 1700s, was acquired by the Israel museum in an auction

Forget two states, let's try a two-democracy solution - opinion

Instead of shutting up, pretending the Palestinian problem will disappear, why not propose “two democracies for two peoples”?

 AT A protest in New York City in December, a flag carries the slogan, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’ Seemingly intelligent people resurrect the two-state solution delusion, while ignoring the incessant cries for a one-state solution, the writer argues.

Letters to the Editor, March 20, 2024: Do their part

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The US must display unwavering support for Israel - opinion

My recommendation to members of the Knesset and the Israeli people is to call out Schumer’s remarks as meshugas (Yiddish for “nonsense”).

 MEMBERS OF Palestinian Islamic Jihad walk through the ruins in the Netzarim synagogue, September 2005. Israel agreed to forcibly remove some 8,500 Jews from Gaza and turn it over to the Palestinians for self-rule.