From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Sen. Cardin: ‘It’s up to the Israelis to determine their own leaders’
Democratic Senator Ben Cardin responds to US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s call for elections in Israel, saying, “It’s up to the Israelis to determine their own leaders.”
Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, the Jewish senator from Maryland says there were issues with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership before war erupted on October 7 with Hamas’s surprise onslaught.
“There’s unity now because of the war — let’s see what happens the day after war,” he says.
“Once there is security in Gaza and there is security for the Palestinians and the Israelis, the Israelis need to focus on who they want their leader to be.”
Sen. Cardin says ‘it’s up to’ Israelis to determine if Netanyahu is right leader: Full interview https://t.co/ybgmq4ycPq
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) March 17, 2024
