Pelosi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign"
Source: CBS News
April 23, 2024 / 5:40 PM EDT
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said she believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "should resign," criticizing the Israeli leader's aggressive response in Gaza to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and saying Netanyahu has been an obstacle to peace "for years."
Pelosi made the remarks in an interview with Irish public broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann during a visit to Ireland. Democrats, including President Biden, have grown increasingly critical of Netanyahu's leadership as Israel continues its assault on Gaza.
"We recognize Israel's right to protect itself," Pelosi told the Irish outlet. "We reject the policy and the practice of Netanyahu. Terrible. What could be worse than what he has done in response? First of all, the exposures. His intelligence person resigned he should resign. He's ultimately responsible."
Asked if Netanyahu is a "block" to peace, Pelosi said "he has been for years."
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-pelosi-says-benjamin-netanyahu-should-resign/
hlthe2b
(102,379 posts)dalton99a
(81,599 posts)onecaliberal
(32,902 posts)Think. Again.
(8,435 posts)Tarheel_Dem
(31,241 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(2,676 posts)niyad
(113,582 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,467 posts)Emile
(22,945 posts)lark
(23,158 posts)She is a true jewel!
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,449 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,234 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,395 posts)IMO, we really REALLY need a change in Israeli leadership. Netanyahu has no incentive to end the current conflict because it's the only thing keeping him in power.
sarisataka
(18,779 posts)who would disagree with Speaker Pelosi.
patphil
(6,217 posts)Now war crimes can be added to the list. If the war ends, he'll find himself on trial.
I doubt he'll resign, but it's what he should do for the sake of Israel, and for peace in the middle east.
maxsolomon
(33,400 posts)Now this, a day later. Can't be coincidental, can it? I guess student protest works.
Marcuse
(7,519 posts)TFG let Zelenskyy dangle for months for far less noble reasons.
kimbutgar
(21,210 posts)He is evil and doesnt care about the people of Israel and is only there because of parliamentary rules.
oasis
(49,410 posts)He's gotta go for the good of peace in the world.
TeamProg
(6,251 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,636 posts)I doubt he will though. He's like trump, doesn't take responsibility for his inaction.
Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)Welcome to the Likud-has-to-go party.
question everything
(47,537 posts)will decide when to vote him out or, better yet, force him out.
As for money sent over, as long as this country considers the Middle East an important piece in the foreign affairs puzzle, Israel is the eyes and the ears there.
CitizenZero
(538 posts)What Hamas did on October 7, 2023 was heinous, evil, and unforgivable. Unfortunately, the response by Netanyahu and the IDF is not justified. They have killed thousands and thousands of innocent people, women and children. One heinous act does not justify another heinous act. Two wrongs do not make a right. There have been terrible actions on both sides. Israel has the right to defend itself, but not to kill innocent civilians en masse. The Israelis that support this killing have lost the moral high ground. They are not justified. The IDF needed to find a way to target the Hamas perpetrators without the mass killing of thousands of innocent civilians. There are many Israelis and Jews that do not support this slaughter. Mass murder is never justified, on either side. So I condemn the October 7th killings, but also the mass killings of innocent Gazan civilians. Cease fire now, and the return of all hostages.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,636 posts)BuddhaGirl
(3,610 posts)ck4829
(35,091 posts)bdamomma
(63,923 posts)Speaker Pelosi, for saying that. Israelis want him out too.
He was never for a 2-state solution. Plus, he wants to keep his ass out of jail.