Biden: Chuck Schumer's concern about Israel shared by many Americans – video
The US president, Joe Biden, said the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer's concerns about Israel were shared by many Americans. Biden said: 'I'm not going to elaborate on his speech, he made a good speech and I think he expressed a serious concern shared not only by him but by many Americans.'
Biden made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with the Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, after Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the US, said the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was an obstacle to peace. Israel's president and Netanyahu's Likud party criticised Schumer's comments and a state department spokesperson distanced the Biden administration from them
Netanyahu approves Rafah attack plans as aid ship reaches Gaza
Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to oust Netanyahu