Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the latest high-ranking Democrat to meddle into Israel’s governmental affairs, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, claiming he is an obstacle to peace.

Pelosi’s comments Monday in an interview with Irish media outlet RTE during a visit to Ireland share the same sentiments as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the highest-ranking Jewish politician in the U.S. who on March 14 said Netanyahu’s government “no longer fits the needs of Israel after Oct. 7” and called for new elections.

“He has been [an obstacle for peace] for years,” Pelosi said. “I don’t know whether he’s afraid of peace, incapable of peace, or just doesn’t want peace. But he has been an obstacle for the two-state solution.”

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