{"id":2199105,"date":"2024-03-14T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-rebuke-schumers-call-for-new-elections-in-israel-highly-inappropriate\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:10:52","slug":"house-republicans-rebuke-schumers-call-for-new-elections-in-israel-highly-inappropriate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-rebuke-schumers-call-for-new-elections-in-israel-highly-inappropriate\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP criticizes Schumer&#8217;s suggestion for fresh Israeli elections as &#8216;highly improper"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-rebuke-schumers-call-for-new-elections-in-israel-highly-inappropriate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House GOP\u200d Clashes with Schumer Over Israel Leadership\u200b Comments<\/h2>\n<p>In the tranquil surroundings of <strong>White\u200c Sulphur Springs, West\u200b Virginia<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-condemn-impeachment-trial-citing-free-speech-protections-lack-of-due-process\/\" title=\"Trump attorneys condemn impeachment trial citing free speech protections, lack of due process\">political scene<\/a> was anything but calm as House \u200cRepublican \u2064leaders delivered a potent\u2062 response to Senate Majority \u2063Leader\u2064 Chuck Schumer&#8217;s contentious call for \u200da change at the helm of Israel&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is not only highly inappropriate, it\u2019s just plain wrong for an American leader to play such a divisive role in Israeli politics while our closest \u2064ally in the region is an existential battle\u2064 for \u200bits\u200b very survival,\u201d asserted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a passionate \u200cstatement \u200bto the press on Thursday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Johnson \u200cvoiced\u2064 his\u200b objection at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-spun-bidens-classified-docs-as-six-items-but-special-counsel-report-reveals-it-was-300-plus\/\" title=\"Democrats misrepresented the number of Biden's classified documents as 'six items,' but the special counsel report reveals it was over 300\">hastily arranged press conference<\/a>, set against the backdrop of House\u200b Republicans\u2019 annual issues conference at the\u2062 esteemed Greenbrier Resort.<\/p>\n<h3>Surprising Remarks Spark GOP Alarm<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers were taken aback by Schumer&#8217;s &#8220;rather\u2063 shocking&#8221; remarks, according to Johnson, which disrupted the flow of their\u200b strategic meetings and discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be standing with Israel, \u200band we need to give our friends and allies our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wth-rino-dan-crenshaw-praises-liz-cheney-for-voting-to-impeach-president-trump-over-complete-lies-gets-roasted-on-twitter\/\" title=\"WTH? RINO Dan Crenshaw Praises Liz Cheney for Voting to Impeach President Trump Over Complete Lies \u2014 Gets ROASTED on Twitter\">full support<\/a> we\u200d have\u2063 to stand with and support them right now,\u201d Johnson emphasized, contrasting\u200d the support Israel expects with what \u2062he \u2064perceives as\u2064 the \u200bWhite House\u2062 and Senate Democrats\u2019 alignment with Iran and its proxies.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican \u200dLeaders Advocate for Israel<\/h3>\n<p>The GOP chorus grew louder \u2063with other Republicans voicing\u2063 their concern over Schumer&#8217;s apparent\u200c criticism of Israel&#8217;s &#8220;democratically elected\u200d leadership&#8221;\u2014a\u200b move they deem perilous for international \u2064relations.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2062 Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) doubled down on this sentiment, urging Schumer\u2062 to allow a motion on a stand-alone bill aimed at aiding Israel, which although passed\u2064 in \u200cthe House, hit a deadlock \u2063in the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe passed a \u200cbill to give Israel \u200cthe aid that they need, and Sen. Schumer won\u2019t bring that \u200cbill\u2064 to the \u2062Senate floor,\u201d Scalise said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to\u2063 stand with Israel and\u200b their right to defend themselves against terrorists like Hamas.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The discord also aligns with Republicans&#8217; slated\u2063 meeting with\u200c Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.\u2062 Michael Herzog, who\u2064 has himself censured Schumer for his stance on Israeli elections, labeling them &#8220;counterproductive to our common goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Republicans are about to be joined by Israeli ambassador Herzog to address members for a \u200bconversation during today\u2019s lunch because we understand as\u200c House Republicans that \u2062gravity of what our most precious\u200b ally Israel is facing,\u201d stated House GOP Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY).<\/p>\n<h3>Unwavering Support Amidst Diplomatic Turbulence<\/h3>\n<p>Despite expressing admiration for the democratic\u2064 process in Israel, Schumer&#8217;s suggestion for replacing Prime Minister Benjamin\u200c Netanyahu sparked a fiery debate. His critique of Netanyahu&#8217;s policies \u200cin\u200b Gaza has, according \u2062to him, driven \u2064global support for Israel to\u2062 alarmingly low levels.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the ferocious \u200cbacklash from prominent Republican figures like Senate Minority Leader\u200b Mitch\u2064 McConnell (R-KY), who branded Schumer&#8217;s call for new elections &#8220;grotesque&#8221;, exposes a profound division in American politics when it comes to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-kamala-harris-never-would-have-gone-to-the-border-if-it-wasnt-for-trump\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Says Kamala Harris \u2018Never\u2019 Would Have Gone To The Border If It Wasn\u2019t For Trump\">foreign policy stances<\/a> on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell went further, accusing: \u201cMake\u200d no mistake:\u2062 The Democratic Party doesn\u2019t have an anti-[Netanyahu] problem,&#8221; he declared. &#8220;It has\u2064 an \u200banti-Israel problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the next parliamentary elections in Israel \u2063are anticipated in 2026, polls since the onset \u2063of conflict indicate a growing Israeli desire for earlier elections, revealing \u2064the complex \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-bashes-trump-in-response-to-his-low-polling\/\" title=\"Chris Christie criticizes Trump over poor poll numbers.\">evolving political landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For ongoing coverage and\u200d the \u200blatest updates on this developing story, <strong>click here to read more from The Washington \u200bExaminer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In West Virginia, House GOP leaders condemned Senate Majority Leader Schumer&#8217;s remarks demanding change in Israeli leadership as undue interference in another country&#8217;s elections, labeling such actions by an American official as inappropriate and incorrect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2199106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24060670981208-1024x593.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24060670981208-1024x593.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}