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Schumer Asks Why Left Doesn’t Stand With Israel in Speech Condemning Anti-Semitism

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in U.S. history, noted that the Jewish people have been allies when it comes to minorities.
Schumer Asks Why Left Doesn’t Stand With Israel in Speech Condemning Anti-Semitism
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) talks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Oct. 4, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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11/29/2023|Updated: 11/29/2023
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In a major speech on Nov. 29 about the rise in anti-Semitism, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) criticized the left side of the political spectrum for not reciprocating in solidarity with the Jewish people.

On the Senate floor, Mr. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in U.S. history, said that the Jewish people have been allies when it comes to certain causes surrounding minorities.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
Reporter
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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