Posted on 04/25/2010 5:28:02 PM PDT by Titus-Maximus
New York Senator Chuck Schumer harshly criticized the Obama Administration's attempts to exert pressure on Israel today, making him the highest-ranking Democrat to object to Obama's policies in such blunt terms.
Schumer, along with a majority of members of the House and Senate, signed on to letters politely suggesting the U.S. keep its disagreements with Israel private, a tacit objection to the administration's very public rebuke of the Jewish State over construction in Jerusalem last month.
But Schumer dramatically sharpened his tone on the politically conservative Jewish Nachum Segal Show today, calling the White House stance to date "counter-productive" and describing his own threat to "blast" the Administration had the State Department not backed down from its "terrible" tough talk toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Schumer, a hawkish ally of Israel since his days as a Brooklyn Congressman, described "a battle going on inside the administration" over Middle East policy.
"This has to stop," he said of the administration's policy of publicly pressuring Israel to end construction in Jerusalem.
"I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk," Schumer told Segal. "Palestinians dont really believe in a state of Israel. They, unlike a majority of Israelis, who have come to the conclusion that they can live with a two-state solution to be determined by the parties, the majority of Palestinians are still very reluctant, and they need to be pushed to get there.
"If the U.S. says certain things and takes certain stands the Palestinians say, 'Why should we negotiate?'" Schumer said.
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The only reason Chucky said anything like this was he was on a rare conservative Jewish show. Any liberal Jewish show, or a non-Jewish show he wouldn't have said a word.
Chuck Schmuck doesn’t care what brocko does; he’s just worried about what he says. That’s sick.
Both ~ of course Schumer would be among the first Obama is going to send to the ovens.
Okay UpChuck,
What part of, “you break it you bought it” don’t you dumocrats understand?
maybe obama dont believe in 2 state solution either and that israel shouldn’t exist
Schumer is a gullible Jewish tool for the Obama Regime. At the very least the Regime is clearly pro-Muslim and anti-Israel, and Schumer is a schmuck not to see it and to allow himself to be made the fool so publicly and obviously by this White House and his Middle East friends...
yea, we shouldn’t take words from the likes of him seriously. He’s a, to the bone, politician. Say one thing to one group and another thing to another group
Looks like chuckles is getting read the riot act from his larger campaign contributors...this will play out across the nation for all dem candidates. ..after the mid term Obama will be PNG...
My gosh, Chuckie actually gets it.
Time to stand up Chuck.
Schmuck Schumer is a freakin’ jerk off. After all that he has done by shoving everything that is obama down America’s throat and now he comes out and speaks against the Usurper. What a Jerk off.
Chuckie must be taking some heat from his constituents. :)
Chuck - we really do not care what you think or say about this. Or anything else, for that matter.
Note to New Yorkers who back Chuckie: Why do you allow this arrogant person (who has never held a real job) to represent you? Do you know just how foolish you look to the other 49? Let me tell you in case you are wondering: very foolish. And we will continue to look on you that way until you vote in someone who at least has some common sense and decency.
Is UpChuckie feeling the heat from his association with ZerO?
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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This has to stop,/i>
It will Chuck, us voters stopped it. Go spend your time installing an anti-Israel head of the DNC.
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