cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42579679

Jon Queally
Feb 02, 2026

Progressive critics of Senate Minority Chuck Schumer had fresh reasons to speak out Sunday after the powerful New York Democrat said that “one of many of [his] jobs” in the US Senate was to fight for ongoing taxpayer-funded military and financial assistance to the Israeli government, a position that has been the focus of growing protest among rank-and-file party members and the public at large in the face of Israel’s brutal genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza.

“I have many jobs as [Senate] leader… and one is to fight for aid to Israel — all the aid that Israel needs,” Schumer said at a gathering of Jewish leaders and community members in New York on Sunday.

According to Jacob Kornbluh, who provided footage of the remarks while reporting for The Forward, Schumer told the audience that his support for Jewish security funding will only continue growing under his leadership, calling it his “baby.”

  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    oh wait, was i suppose to pretend the genocide doesn’t exist or something?

    it doesn’t matter if they are monolithic or not, the ones with the money largely are.

    follow the money.

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      Christian Zionists far outnumber Jewish Zionists. Conflating Zionism and Judaism is antisemitic.

      No ordinary person benefits from genocide, Jewish or not. Only the capital owners, who are heavily invested in military profits. Which they would do on the basis of being a capital owner.

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      I’ve completely lost what your point is.

      I don’t give a shit what the ones with money want. Well, not more than any other person. I also don’t give a shit if Schumer does care more. The point is that his take is absolute garbage.

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        21 hours ago

        He’s a literal neo-nazi or at least is co-opting neo-nazi dogwhistles to spread neo-nazi ideology. “follow the money” in reference to “the rich ones (jews)”

        Bro deserves to be killed.