Democratic New York Congressmen Dan Goldman and Jerry Nadler commented on the state of Israel's conflict in the middle east six months after Hamas' attack on the Jewish state.
The New York representatives both appeared at the "They Are Out of Time" rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York City commemorating the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
SCNR News field reporter Elad Eliahu caught up with Goldman and Nadler and asked if they believed there should be "conditions" on further military aid to Israel by the United States throughout the remainder of their military conflict.
Goldman said he did not believe conditions were necessary, though said he disagreed with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for the Israeli government to hold a new election after the threat of Hamas is "radically reduced."
"I don't think it's our place to tell Israel when they should have elections," Goldman said.
Eliahu then asked Goldman about President Joe Biden's recent call for a "immediate ceasefire" in the region last Thursday.
"He called for an immediate ceasefire in the context of ... pushing for what is a two-party ceasefire agreement," Goldman said. "I think that we should do everything we can, and we have to put more pressure on Hamas to agree to a ceasefire."
"It has to be bilateral," Goldman added of the proposed ceasefire. "Israel cannot do it alone."
Nadler declined to comment on conditions for military aid to the Jewish state, though said he agreed with Schumer's call for a new election to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"I think the people of Israel have to have the right to express themselves," Nadler said.
While speaking to a crowd of attendees, Nadler received pushback after calling for continued humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
Attendees shouted "Bring them home!" while others booed the New York representative.
Later, Nadler was once again met with a mixed response by others in the crowd over his calls for further humanitarian aid for Palestinians as one woman recounted that her family had personally been harmed by Hamas' attack.
"Do you want me to be human to them?" the woman emotionally asked.
"Not to them, but to people," Nadler responded.
"They shot my daughter in the back!" the woman yelled. "They murdered her!"
"Be ashamed of yourself!" she added as Nadler walked away.
"As a democracy, Israel has the right to choose its own leaders, and we should let the chips fall where they may," Schumer said of his calls for a new election in Israel in a March 14 statement. "There needs to be a fresh debate about the future of Israel after October 7."
Schumer also renewed calls for a two-state solution in the region, saying objection to the proposal would be a "grave mistake" for Palestinians, Israel, and the world.
