In the hours after a gunman shot and killed two Israeli embassy staffers as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol and some 1.3 miles from the White House, 10 congressional Democrats decried not only Jew-hatred but also “all forms of hate,” and one congressman mentioned Islamophobia in his statement.
“As we await additional details, one thing remains clear: antisemitism has no place in our country, and we need to take action to put an end to this vile hate as violence worsens both at home and around the globe,” stated Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).
“In the days since the Oct. 7 attack, we’ve seen an undeniable rise in antisemitism and hate crimes. Antisemitism, along with Islamophobia and other forms of ethno-religious hatred, have festered far too long in the United States,” Huffman stated. “We cannot allow violent extremists—or their enablers—to sow hatred and threaten our communities. I condemn these tragic murders and all other antisemitic hate crimes unequivocally and unconditionally.”
“We must also reaffirm our commitment to confronting and eliminating all ethno-religious hatred and political violence once and for all,” he added. “I will continue fighting back unequivocally against ethno-religious hate and political violence in all its forms and locations.”
“The murder of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky is horrific. Today, I’m keeping their families and loved one in my prayers,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stated. “I want to be clear. There is no place for antisemitism here or anywhere, and we must stand united against all forms of hate.”
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) also stated that “there is absolutely no place for antisemitism, and we must stand united against all forms of hate.”
Scott Jennings, a conservative political commentator, wrote that “if Biden or Harris were president, we’d be getting a scolding right now for this epidemic of Islamophobia.” (JNS has reported that Islamophobia often had to chaperone Jew-hatred in Biden administration statements.)
Seven members of the House also referred to “all forms of hate” in their statements about the attack.
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) stated that “antisemitism has no place in our society, and we must unite against all forms of hate and bigotry.” Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) stated that “we must confront antisemitism and all forms of hate wherever they exist,” and Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) stated that “we must stand united against antisemitism and all forms of hate.”
“We must reject antisemitism, and all forms of hate, with clarity and conviction,” stated Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.). Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) stated that “in this tragic moment, we stand in steadfast solidarity with the Jewish community, mourning the lives lost and reaffirming our resolve to confront antisemitism—and all forms of hate—wherever they exist.”
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) stated “I condemn this act of violence and all forms of hatred, bigotry and antisemitism in the strongest terms,” and Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) stated that “today and every day, I remain committed to fighting antisemitism and all forms of hate in our communities.”
Other Democrats used similar language in their statements.
Dave Min, a California state representative and a Democrat, stated that “we must always stand up to antisemitism and all forms of hate.
Emily Gallagher, a New York state representative and a Democrat, stated that “now more than ever, we must come together in the United States and take a stand against all forms of hate and violence; when we normalize it, at home or abroad, we all lose.”
“Sickening,” stated the Nassau County Young Democrats of Garden City, N.Y. “Violence, antisemitism and all forms of hate have no place in our society.”
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it stands “against all forms of hatred and violence.”
Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor who is running for mayor of New York City, stated that “Israeli embassy staff Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were murdered in cold blood in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., while multiple others were injured.”
“New York City stands strong with our Israel brothers and sisters,” Cuomo, a Democrat, stated. “As we gather facts, we remind the world that New York will always stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel and against hate, terrorism and antisemitism in all its forms.”
“I’m going vote for you, but why did you have to say all forms of hate?” a social media user wrote to the former governor. “Why couldn’t you have just said antisemitism?”
A marketer came to Cuomo’s defense. “He said antisemitism in all its forms. Not all forms of hate,” the person wrote. “There’s a difference there. We are sadly seeing antisemitism in way too many forms.”