Chuck Schumer

First, I've criticized the Israeli government.

First, I've criticized the Israeli government.

And I've criticized Netanyahu, as you know. So criticism of Israel and how it conducted the war is not anti-Semitic. But it begins to shade over, and it shades over in a bunch of different ways. When you use the word Zionist for Jew, you Zionist pig, you mean you Jewish pig.

And I've criticized Netanyahu, as you know. So criticism of Israel and how it conducted the war is not anti-Semitic. But it begins to shade over, and it shades over in a bunch of different ways. When you use the word Zionist for Jew, you Zionist pig, you mean you Jewish pig.

There's an incident on the New York subway and a bunch of people got on, you know, protesters or whatever, and said, all the Zionists get off the, who's a Zionist? Raise your hand. Get out of the subway car.

There's an incident on the New York subway and a bunch of people got on, you know, protesters or whatever, and said, all the Zionists get off the, who's a Zionist? Raise your hand. Get out of the subway car.

When the head of the Brooklyn Museum, who was Jewish, or the chairman of the board she was, but the Brooklyn Museum had nothing to do with Israel or taking positions on Israel, her house is smeared in red paint, that's antisemitism. And a lot of the slogans that people use either are or slide into antisemitism, okay? So, from the river to the sea, which is a Hamas expression.

When the head of the Brooklyn Museum, who was Jewish, or the chairman of the board she was, but the Brooklyn Museum had nothing to do with Israel or taking positions on Israel, her house is smeared in red paint, that's antisemitism. And a lot of the slogans that people use either are or slide into antisemitism, okay? So, from the river to the sea, which is a Hamas expression.

Well, what does Hamas believe? People don't pay enough attention to the evilness of Hamas in this whole discussion. What does Hamas believe? That there should be no Jews living from the Jordan River to the ocean. And their view, in their charter, they cite an old Arab proverb. Is that a Jew behind the tree? Chop him down and shoot him.

Well, what does Hamas believe? People don't pay enough attention to the evilness of Hamas in this whole discussion. What does Hamas believe? That there should be no Jews living from the Jordan River to the ocean. And their view, in their charter, they cite an old Arab proverb. Is that a Jew behind the tree? Chop him down and shoot him.

So when people say from the river to the sea, it edges on anti-Semitism, even though some of them may not know it. How about by any means necessary? Does that mean kill any Jew by any means necessary? Okay? And the one that bothers me the most, which I want to take a minute on, is genocide. Okay? Genocide is described as... This is the definition.

So when people say from the river to the sea, it edges on anti-Semitism, even though some of them may not know it. How about by any means necessary? Does that mean kill any Jew by any means necessary? Okay? And the one that bothers me the most, which I want to take a minute on, is genocide. Okay? Genocide is described as... This is the definition.

A country or some group tries to wipe out a whole race of people, a whole nationality of people. So if Israel was not provoked... and just invaded Gaza and shot at random Palestinians, Gazans, that would be genocide. That's not what happened. In fact, the opposite happened. And Hamas is much closer to genocidal than Israel, even when you have disagreements.

A country or some group tries to wipe out a whole race of people, a whole nationality of people. So if Israel was not provoked... and just invaded Gaza and shot at random Palestinians, Gazans, that would be genocide. That's not what happened. In fact, the opposite happened. And Hamas is much closer to genocidal than Israel, even when you have disagreements.

And again, I told Netanyahu, I told, I said to him what I thought, you got to reduce the number of casualties and make sure aid gets in and stuff like that. Here is the difficulty. Hamas has a different way of waging warfare. of using innocent Gazans as human shields. And they do. They put rockets in hospitals. They put their military supplies in schools.

And again, I told Netanyahu, I told, I said to him what I thought, you got to reduce the number of casualties and make sure aid gets in and stuff like that. Here is the difficulty. Hamas has a different way of waging warfare. of using innocent Gazans as human shields. And they do. They put rockets in hospitals. They put their military supplies in schools.

What is a country just supposed to do when rockets are being fired from a school? Sinwar, the head of Hamas, who was killed, you know what he said? Dead Palestinians and maimed Palestinians are a necessary sacrifice. His words, according to the Wall Street Journal, which got his documents. So Israel's been in a much more difficult position because of what Hamas did.

What is a country just supposed to do when rockets are being fired from a school? Sinwar, the head of Hamas, who was killed, you know what he said? Dead Palestinians and maimed Palestinians are a necessary sacrifice. His words, according to the Wall Street Journal, which got his documents. So Israel's been in a much more difficult position because of what Hamas did.

And it's not that Israel is above criticism. Of course it is not above criticism. But Hamas, well, I just, Hamas is never, wait, can I just finish? I'm sorry, it matters so much to me. I feel so deeply about it. Sorry.

And it's not that Israel is above criticism. Of course it is not above criticism. But Hamas, well, I just, Hamas is never, wait, can I just finish? I'm sorry, it matters so much to me. I feel so deeply about it. Sorry.