Kentucky Jewish Council criticizes Massie for anti-Israel sentiments “It is deeply troubling that in his first tweet in 2025, Rep. Thomas Massie continues his obsession with Israel and antisemitic tropes,” the organization wrote. Jan. 2, 2025
Rep. Massie accused of antisemitism after sharing controversial meme The Kentucky congressman’s use of an image prompted criticism from both the White House and “Breitbart News.” Dec. 8, 2023
With 92 Democrats voting ‘present,’ House calls anti-Zionism Jew-hatred “I am disappointed that 106 of my colleagues failed to take this opportunity to condemn antisemitism forcefully,” said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), a co-sponsor. Andrew Bernard Dec. 5, 2023
On Israel’s right to exist, Massie votes ‘no,’ Tlaib ‘present’ All of the other 412 House members who voted supported the Jewish state. Nov. 30, 2023
With just one ‘no’ vote, House passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism “To suggest there is not a need to combat anti-Semitism is not only offensive, but it’s also simply ignorant,” said Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council and director of Chabad of the Bluegrass, after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only member of Congress to oppose the resolution. Dmitriy Shapiro May 20, 2022
Kentucky Rep. Massie tweets analogy between mask-wearing and Holocaust Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Kentucky, called the comparison“horrific,” saying “it’s ahistorical and amoral.” Aug. 27, 2021
Pro-Israel groups take on libertarian Republican Rep. Thomas Massie over voting record He was the sole Republican vote against the overwhelmingly passed July 2019 resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the anti-Israel BDS movement and voted against the Never Again Education Act in January that seeks to expand Holocaust education in America. Jackson Richman April 23, 2020
Rep. Thomas Massie explains sole Republican vote against House anti-BDS resolution “The bottom line is that [he] chose not to stand with his colleagues and speak out, in one voice, against BDS,” said Republican Jewish Coalition spokesperson Neil Strauss. “This resolution did not appropriate a single taxpayer dollar; it didn’t infringe on a single citizen’s civil rights.” Jackson Richman July 29, 2019
