Hochul Says Netanyahu Loss Would Ease Her Job as 70% Count Shows His Bloc on 54 Seats
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Hochul Says Netanyahu Loss Would Ease Her Job as 70% Count Shows His Bloc on 54 Seats
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Summary
Kathy Hochul said her job would be "a lot easier" if Benjamin Netanyahu loses power, tying the comment to New York’s large Jewish population and anxiety over surging antisemitism.
Hochul said she backed Israel after the Oct. 7 attack but privately warned its government not to overreach, arguing Netanyahu does not support a safe Palestinian state and has changed global sympathy for Israel.
Pressed later, Hochul said choosing Israel’s leader is up to Israeli voters and that she was only answering whether Netanyahu’s departure would make her own political job easier.
Israel’s election came a week before U.S. midterms, with about 70% of ballots counted showing Netanyahu’s right-wing and religious bloc on 54 of 120 seats, ahead of the main opposition’s 47; turnout reached 77.7%.