“There was a fundamental question of whether he would backpedal or defend himself, and he very clearly defended himself,” said one the executive on the call Schumer held with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. The conference issued a statement after the meeting, expressing its “distress” at his attempted intervention in Israel’s electoral process and in shaping Israeli policy.
In addition to sparking fury from Netanyahu and Republicans who accused Schumer of interfering in Israel’s domestic politics, the Senate floor speech from the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in US history has angered some of the organizations represented on the call as well. READ MORE
