“Palestinian civilians do not deserve to suffer for the sins of Hamas and Israel has a moral obligation to do better. Furthermore, he chided protesters of Israel’s military campaign who have failed to acknowledge the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. “It bothers me deeply that most media outlets covering this war, and many protesters opposing it, have placed the blame for civilian casualties entirely on Israel,” Schumer said. “I don’t believe we should be intervening in any of that,” Fetterman told HuffPost on Thursday, in a break with Schumer. “Israel’s unity government and security cabinet deserves the deference befiting a sovereign democratic country,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the Senate floor shortly after Schumer spoke.

Source: Huffington Post March 14, 2024 22:30 UTC