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Ex-PM Olmert hails Schumer’s ‘courage’ for urging elections to replace Netanyahu
In this Feb. 11, 2020, photo, former prime minister Ehud Olmert takes questions from reporters after a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Former premier Ehud Olmert has sent a letter to US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, hailing his speech calling for Israel to hold early elections to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Calling Schumer “a great friend of Israel,” Olmert praises the New York Democrat “for the courage that you have showed in saying so many of us Jews across the world and traditional supporters of Israel feel today.”
“Indeed, the prime minister of Israel is not worthy of the responsibilities bestowed upon him,” adds Olmert, who has long been a vocal critic of Netanyahu.
