Netanyahu tells Republicans Gaza war will continue

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Republican senators on Wednesday that Israel will continue its efforts to defeat the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, senators told reporters after he addressed a party lunch.

WASHINGTON - "He's going to do what he said he's going to do. He's going to finish it," Senator Jim Risch said.The conservative Israeli leader spoke to Republicans via videolink nearly a week after the Senate's Democratic majority leader, Chuck Schumer, gave a Senate speech branding Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and urging new elections in Israel.Wednesday's meeting underscored the politicization of Washington's Israel policy.

7 attack on Israel by Hamas fighters who killed 1,200 people and captured 253, according to Israeli tallies.A spokesperson for Schumer said that Netanyahu had offered to speak to the Democrats as well, but Schumer declined, saying that the conversations should not be partisan."I care deeply about Israel and its long-term future. When you make the issue partisan, you hurt the cause of helping Israel," Schumer told reporters.

 

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