evidence: Chuck Schumer, the US Senate leader and a top ally of Joe Biden, on Thursday broke with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, over his handling of the invasion of Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections, in comments that upset its ruling party and allies on Capitol Hill. [...] The Republican Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, struck a similar tone. "Israel is not a colony of America whose leaders serve at the pleasure of the party in power in Washington. Only Israel’s citizens should have a say in who runs their government," he said from the chamber’s floor, shortly after Schumer spoke. [...] The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, who has refused to allow a vote on the military assistance package despite its passage in the Senate, said Schumer’s remarks were "highly inappropriate" and accused him of playing "a divisive role in Israeli politics".