Israeli Minister Chikli Calls Schumer a “Self-Hating Jew” and “Palestinian” Over Support for Mamdani

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli (Likud) launched a scathing attack on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), calling him a “self-hating Jew” and referring to him as a “Palestinian” in response to Schumer’s praise for Zohran Mamdani, a far-left NYC mayoral candidate with a history of inflammatory anti-Israel rhetoric.

Posting on X, Chikli accused Schumer and other Jewish Democrats of enabling antisemitism cloaked in progressive ideology, writing: “It’s called a self-hating Jew… the new form of antisemitism denies the Jewish people’s right to self-determination.”

Chikli also condemned Haaretz newspaper for publishing accusations of genocide against Israel, grouping it with what he called “Jews who participate in the campaign of hatred against their nation.”

His remarks echoed language used by Donald Trump, who last year told rallygoers Schumer had “become a Palestinian” and a “proud member of Hamas.”

Schumer has drawn fire from Jewish leaders and Israeli officials for refusing to criticize Mamdani, despite Mamdani’s support for the slogan “globalize the Intifada” and his refusal to back legislation condemning the Holocaust or affirm Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.