Pelosi calls on Netanyahu to resign, condemns him as 'obstacle' to peace

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arsenic an "obstacle" to bid and called connected him to resign this week.

Pelosi made nan comments successful an question and reply recorded Monday pinch Irish broadcaster RTE's Six One News. She based on that Netanyahu's consequence to nan Oct. 7 violent onslaught by Hamas has been "terrible."

"We admit Israel's right to protect itself. We cull nan argumentation and nan believe of Netanyahu — terrible. What could beryllium worse than what he has done successful response?" she said. "He should resign. He's yet responsible," she added.

"I don't cognize whether he's acrophobic of peace, incapable of peace, aliases conscionable doesn't want peace. But he has been an obstacle to nan two-state solution," she added.

SENATE APPROVES $95B AID PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE AND ISRAEL, TIKTOK DIVESTMENT, AWAITS BIDEN'S SIGNATURE

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arsenic an "obstacle" to bid and called connected him to resign this week. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Pelosi's connection comes much than a period aft Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for caller elections successful Israel, claiming Netanyahu's authorities nary longer represented nan champion interests of nan Israeli people.

In what was billed arsenic a awesome reside connected a two-state solution, Schumer said connected nan Senate level connected Thursday that Netanyahu was 1 of 4 obstacles to peace.

He based on that "Prime Minister Netanyahu has mislaid his measurement by allowing his governmental endurance to return nan precedence complete nan champion interests of Israel."

Pelosi's connection comes much than a period aft Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for caller elections successful Israel, claiming Netanyahu's authorities nary longer represented nan champion interests of nan Israeli people. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

According to Schumer, nan highest ranking Jewish leader successful nan U.S., Israeli elections are "the only measurement to let for a patient and unfastened decision-making process astir nan early of Israel." He added that he believed a mostly of Israelis besides admit a request for alteration successful their government.

HOUSE GOP BLAME GAME ERUPTS AFTER JOHNSON FORCES THROUGH $95B UKRAINE, ISRAEL AID PLAN

Schumer's comments were met pinch a deluge of disapproval from Republicans and friends of Israel who based on nan U.S. should not interfere successful nan country's elections.

Sen. Chuck Schumer first called Netanyahu an obstacle to a two-state solution. (REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Despite criticism from apical Democrats and immoderate Republicans, Congress approved a $26 cardinal subject assistance package for Israel this week. Both Schumer and Pelosi voted successful favour of nan package, which besides grants support to Taiwan and Ukraine.