Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden pile pressure on Binyamin Netanyahu

CHUCK SCHUMERUS, the majority leader of the Senate and America’s highest-ranking Jewish official, is fond of noting that his surname derives from the Hebrew word , or guardian. Although his primary obligation is to America, he likes to say, he also feels a duty to live up to his name and act as a guardian of the people of . Mr Schumer made this familiar point during a speech on March 14th, but his remarks on the Senate floor about were anything but ordinary.“Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel,” Mr Schumer said during a 44-minute speech. “I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel.”