Pelosi: Schumer’s Speech Was an Act of ‘Courage,’ ‘Love’ for Israel

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PELOSI: "The prime minister's presentation proved the necessity of Chuck Schumer's speech. Chuck Schumer's speech was an act of courage, an act of love for Israel. And I wish the prime minister would read the whole speech, because he speaks with great vehemence about the need to defeat Hamas. He is concerned about the weakness of the Palestinian Authority and the very, very dangerous attitude of the right-wing Israeli government. The issue of food in Gaza is a very big one. And either the prime minister, Netanyahu, is unaware or ill-informed. But the head of the World Central Kitchen, Jose Andres, who's there, as you mentioned, Cindy McCain, World Food Program, and any of these entities that are there to feed the people will tell you, there is starvation, there is famine, there is dehydration, because it has not — Israel has not allowed the food and the humanitarian assistance to go right in. So, again, it's a fact that so many people are dying from lack of food. It's really a very sad situation. Now, from the standpoint of Chuck Schumer, he is, as you had mentioned, the leading Jewish elected official in our country in history, in history. He has — he loves Israel, as we do. We support Israel. And the fact that he made this statement should be listened to, because Israel's reputation is at risk because of what is happening in Gaza.”