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.”

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[–] 31 points 9 months ago (8 children)

If only he worked to improve their material conditions instead of using billions to fund a fascist apartheid state's genocide

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  • [–] 17 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    Oh so you don't even hide being pro-genocide. Absolutely disgusting.

    Even if the Jewish people of NY were monolithic in support for Israel, which they aren't, that's not an excuse to be pro-genocide.

    Not to mention the over vast majority of all the other constituents that DO care about affordability and DON'T want to fund genocide.

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  • [+] -10 points 9 months ago* (6 children)

    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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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    sorry what are we talking about now? now we are talking about Christian Zionists?

    I thought we were talking about chuck schumers support as a senator of a state with the largest jewish population in the USA and why he gets lots of money for being pro israeli in that state?

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    He's incredibly unpopular with his constituents

    It's Zionist lobbies that have paid him over 1.7 million

    YOU were the one falsely claiming that he was funding Israel's genocide because of the the Jewish population of NY

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Idk if you already knew and were just engaging to fight the anti-semitism, but "follow the money" especially in reference to "the rich ones (Jews)" is literal neo-nazi dogwhistling. Just pointing out that you won't get anywhere productive with that one unless you plan on using a loaded gun as your primary means of communication.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    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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