During an interview with CNN today, Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touched on the statements of the leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, considering that “what he said is not appropriate, and it is not appropriate for him to try to change the elected leadership in another democratic country.” "We are not a banana republic."

Schumer said in his statements last Thursday that “as a democratic state, Israel has the right to choose its leaders,” adding that “what is important is that the choice be made available to the Israelis.”

During the interview, Netanyahu refused to pledge to hold general elections after the end of the war on Gaza, and claimed that “the Israeli public will decide that.”

This interview came after Netanyahu’s statements during his cabinet meeting this morning, in which he attacked US President Joe Biden, saying that “in the international community there are those who are trying to stop the war now” and directing “false accusations” against him, “through an effort to hold elections now, in... The height of the war.

During the government meeting, Netanyahu referred to the pressures of the Biden administration to prevent a large-scale military operation in Rafah, and said that these pressures “will not stop us from achieving all the goals of the war, and in order to implement that, we will work in Rafah.”

In response to a question about a prisoner exchange deal against the backdrop of negotiations that will begin in Qatar tomorrow, Netanyahu considered that “time will decide if we are close to a deal,” and claimed that the demands of the Hamas movement put difficulties in reaching a deal, and that “we will continue to try because we want to return the kidnapped people.” Our military pressure helps in this.”

After Netanyahu, CNN conducted an interview with former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, from the Democratic Party. "What we just heard from Netanyahu is how truthful Chuck Schumer was in his statement," Pelosi said. "Schumer loves Israel. The fact that he gave a speech like this means that he should be heard that Israel's reputation is in danger because of what is happening in Gaza. Hamas should be defeated. But then what?" We want a two-state solution, and Netanyahu is against this. What is his solution? Controlling Gaza?

Pelosi added, "Thousands of people are (demonstrating) in the streets of Israel and calling for elections, even yesterday evening. What does it mean that Netanyahu is not ready to say that after the war, the Israeli public will be given the opportunity to express its opinion?"

Pelosi said, "Netanyahu's claim that Schumer's speech was an interference in Israeli internal politics is strange, after he himself blatantly interfered in the elections in the United States," and supported former President Donald Trump.