Biden praises Schumer's "good speech" criticizing Netanyahu
President Biden praised Sen. Chuck Schumer's speech, which was highly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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President Biden praised Sen. Chuck Schumer's speech, which was highly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Many Irish people feel a bond with Palestinians, and Mr. Biden's stance on the Israel-Hamas war has changed Ireland's view of the U.S. leader.
New York's senior senator even called for new elections in Israel. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists."
The stinging criticism of Israel's war policy came from the senate majority leader, a longtime friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, called on Thursday for new elections in Israel, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a "major obstacle to peace" and that he "has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take the precedence over the best interests of Israel."
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, says an Israeli strike hit a food distribution center in Gaza killing a staffer.
On Tuesday, the Israeli Military confirmed 19-year-old Itay Chen was killed in the Oct. 7 attacks. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Israel's military says Itay Chen, a 19-year-old soldier with dual U.S. nationality thought to have been in captivity, died during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
Lights strung between lamp posts in Bay Ridge illuminate at night, when the daily fast is broken with prayers and a meal.
Local and state officials joined community leaders for the "Bring Them Home Now rally" and march on Sunday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells "Face the Nation" that if House Speaker faces a revolt from within his own party and a motion to vacate is filed over a foreign aid bill, a "reasonable number" of Democrats will support Johnson if he "does the right thing."
A senior U.S. official told CBS News a deal is on the table for a 6-week pause. CBS New York's Bradley Blackburn reports.
Three planes from Air Forces Central dropped 66 bundles containing about 38,000 meals into Gaza on Saturday.
A senior U.S. official says Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it.
A senior U.S. official says Israel has broadly accepted a new six-week ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza. The proposal is now being reviewed by Hamas. Cristian Benavides reports for CBS New York.
The announcement comes after Israeli forces fired this week on Palestinians who were waiting for desperately needed aid.
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on Gazans waiting for food, but Israel says people were "crushed and trampled" in a rush for aid.
President Biden has said the U.S. was working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.
An active-duty U.S. Air Force member died after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells "Face the Nation" that Israel "can't have victory" in the war against Hamas until Hamas is "eliminated." If a terror attack similar to the Oct. 7 attack happened in the U.S., Netanyahu said the United States would be "doing a hell of a lot more."
Last week's meeting was contentious, with speaker after speaker saying flying the flag is offensive.
The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed and widely supported U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Experts say the vote reflects wide global support for ending the more than four month war, which started when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The issued deadline came as fury in Israel builds over a video said to be of the youngest hostage. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
