Chuck Schumer

Van Hollen challenges Schumer for Senate, raising concerns over future US military aid to Israel

Hollen announced his challenge just days after Democrats won control of Congress. His candidacy could signal a shift in the party’s approach to Israel.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's supplemental funding request for the Department of Defense, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D- NY, speaks during a news conference on March 24, 2025, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

Next likely US House speaker Hakeem Jeffries to face challenges amid support for Israel

As House speaker, Jeffries would play a key role in setting the House’s legislative agenda at a time when many Democrats have taken more critical stances on Israel and AIPAC.

|ByJOSEPH STRAUSS/JTA
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.

What can Jews take away from the sweeping Democrat victory in the US midterm elections? - analysis

The sheer size and geographic scope of the Republican wipeout Tuesday makes it hard to read anything definitive into the results beyond a nationwide repudiation of US President Donald Trump.

|ByAMI EDEN/JTA
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference after the Senate passed a continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown of the federal government, in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2023.

Chuck Schumer’s guardian act was never about Israel. It was about power - opinion

Both halves of that promise are now broken. Schumer was not guarding Israel, and he was not guarding American Jews. He was guarding his caucus and his own gavel.

|ByMICHA DANZIG

Israel alienating President Biden and Senator Schumer would be reckless - opinion

Schumer continues to be a major force bonding the US and the state of Israel and upholding the value of their strategic alliance.

APRIL 4, 2024ByYITZ GREENBERG
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden chats with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office. Alienating the Bidens and Schumers of this world will go down in Israel’s history as reckless folly, the writer argues.

Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2024: Skewed contributions

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MARCH 27, 2024ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

When Schumer became his brothers’ reaper - opinion

The worst part of the speech was not what made headlines. It was when Schumer threatened his brothers in Israel in a way no true guardian ever would.

MARCH 24, 2024ByMARTIN OLINER
US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

Is it time for elections in Israel? - comment

The Broad Perspective: We need a government we can trust to handle the Lebanon issue carefully and tactically above all. 

MARCH 22, 2024ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
A LARGE billboard advertisement in Tel Aviv reads: ‘We need elections.’

Why Senator Schumer has put Israel in danger - opinion

Commentary on Israeli politics by a leading US senator may inadvertently embolden Iran and its proxies, threatening Israel’s defense capabilities.

MARCH 22, 2024ByMARK LAVIE/THE MEDIA LINE
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

Schumer’s meeting with American Jewish leaders exposes rift between religious, political factions

Sen. Chuck Schumer's call for elections within Israel has led to some immense backlash. Following the backlash, he met with the presidents of Major American Jewish organizations.

MARCH 21, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US SENATE Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, last week.

Bibi, don’t go to Washington - comment

If he accepts an invitation to speak before Congress, Netanyahu will in essence surrender Israel’s bipartisan status and align Israel with the narrow interests of conservative America.

MARCH 21, 2024ByDAVID BRINN
Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu seen during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2022.

Israeli, US leaders need to set aside their differences and bury the hatchet - editorial

Perhaps both Biden and Netanyahu might be inspired by former President Barack Obama's memorable words in 2012: “We don’t turn back. We leave no one behind. We pull each other up.

MARCH 20, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-US vice president Joe Biden leave after a joint statement to the media at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on March 9, 2010.

Mordechai and Schumer: A tale of two court Jews - opinion

Like a good “useful Jew,” Schumer shamefully allowed the anti-Israel talking points of the day to come forth from Jewish lips. 

MARCH 20, 2024ByPESACH WOLICKI
A Scroll of Esther, written by a 14-year-old girl in Rome during the 1700s, was acquired by the Israel museum in an auction

Forget two states, let's try a two-democracy solution - opinion

Instead of shutting up, pretending the Palestinian problem will disappear, why not propose “two democracies for two peoples”?

MARCH 20, 2024ByGIL TROY
AT A protest in New York City in December, a flag carries the slogan, ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’ Seemingly intelligent people resurrect the two-state solution delusion, while ignoring the incessant cries for a one-state solution, the writer argues.