{"id":2200791,"date":"2024-03-17T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-not-netanyahu-is-the-obstacle-to-peace-barrasso-says-in-rebuff-to-schumer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T16:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T20:10:27","slug":"hamas-not-netanyahu-is-the-obstacle-to-peace-barrasso-says-in-rebuff-to-schumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-not-netanyahu-is-the-obstacle-to-peace-barrasso-says-in-rebuff-to-schumer\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrasso counters Schumer; blames Hamas as the barrier to peace, not Netanyahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fhamas-not-netanyahu-is-the-obstacle-to-peace-barrasso-says-in-rebuff-to-schumer%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=2200791&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>Debate Intensifies: Barrasso Clashes with Schumer Over Netanyahu&#8217;s Leadership<\/h2>\n<p>In a\u200c riveting turn of events, <strong>Sen. John Barrasso\u200d (R-WY)<\/strong> \u2063weighed \u200din on the\u200b contentious debate surrounding Israeli \u200cPrime Minister\u200d Benjamin Netanyahu. Barrasso&#8217;s fiery critique came in \u2062response to <strong>Sen. Chuck \u200bSchumer&#8217;s (D-NY)<\/strong> pointed\u2062 claim that Netanyahu has\u2064 &#8220;lost\u200d his \u2064way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was last Thursday when Schumer stirred controversy with his pronouncement\u2062 against Israel&#8217;s Prime\u200b Minister, proposing the notion that\u200d Israel\u200c should \u200cconsider holding new elections. However, Barrasso, speaking on a televised Sunday\u200c interview, argued that \u2064it&#8217;s \u200bnot Schumer\u2019s place to dictate Israeli politics, stating, &#8220;Israeli\u200c residents should be free to decide \u2064 <strong>who they get to vote for<\/strong> without external\u2062 pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  \u2063&#8221;Schumer\u2063 labeled Netanyahu an obstacle \u2064to\u2064 peace. That is simply incorrect,&#8221; \u2064Barrasso declared on \u2064 <em>Fox \u2063News&#8217;s Sunday\u2064 Morning Futures<\/em> \u2064 with Maria Bartiromo. &#8220;The real barrier to\u200d harmony in the region is none other than <strong>Hamas\u2014the terrorists, the murderers, the violators\u200b of\u200c peace<\/strong>. Let\u2019s not forget, Israel, alongside the United States, has \u2062stood on the front lines defending\u2062 democracy for\u200d decades.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, Barrasso ventured a theory that Schumer, along with President Joe\u2063 Biden, have pivoted their stance on Netanyahu to court &#8220;the \u2064radicals in their party.&#8221;\u2064 This shift, he \u2063believes, serves their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntd-evening-news-full-broadcast-sept-15\/\" title=\"NTD Evening News: Sept. 15 Broadcast\">political \u200binterests<\/a>, especially as\u2064 Biden gears\u200c up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming presidential election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Widespread Criticism from US and Israeli Leaders<\/h3>\n<p>Schumer\u2019s call for \u200dIsraeli electoral reform did not just capture attention domestically;\u2062 it sparked a wave\u200b of criticism from political figures across \u200cthe spectrum. <strong>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)<\/strong> condemned the notion as &#8220;highly\u200b inappropriate,&#8221; while Netanyahu himself flatly denounced\u2063 Schumer&#8217;s interference, emphasizing the sanctity of Israel&#8217;s democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>The discourse takes place against a backdrop of U.S. \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy decisions<\/a>, including calls from President Biden during his State of the Union address. Biden implored\u2064 Israel to increase humanitarian efforts toward Gaza&#8217;s civilians.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite the complexity of the \u200dsituation, Biden stressed Israel\u2019s responsibility to safeguard innocent \u200dlives amidst the conflict.<\/li>\n<li>He highlighted\u200b the difficulties posed by Hamas&#8217;s tactic of embedding \u2062operations within civilian\u200b structures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In essence, \u200dthe debate surrounding Netanyahu\u2019s\u2062 leadership and Israel&#8217;s foreign affairs underscores a broader dialogue on \u200cinternational relations\u200d and democracy.\u2064 These discussions evoke questions about the limits of diplomatic intervention\u200c and underline the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-allows-israeli-citizens-to-travel-to-us-visa-free-as-israel-joins-a-select-group-of-countries\/\" title=\"Israel joins select group of countries as US allows visa-free travel for Israeli citizens.\">enduring alliance<\/a>\u200d between\u2063 the United States \u2062and \u2063Israel.<\/p>\n<p>As this\u2062 political saga unfolds, officials on \u200bboth sides of the aisle\u2063 continue to grapple with the implications of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-ally-arrested-on-federal-charges-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Ally Arrested On Federal Charges In Los Angeles\">foreign policy positions<\/a>,\u200c especially in relation to the cherished U.S.-Israel\u2063 relationship. It&#8217;s a narrative that promises to remain \u2063at the forefront \u2063as global dynamics evolve\u200c and the quest for enduring peace persists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more insights and commentary, read the full\u200d report from the Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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