Jewish American leaders reacted to Iran's unprecedented missile attack on Israel on Tuesday afternoon.
Israel said the attack involved more than 100 missiles and was carried out in retaliation for recent fatalities. Leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas.
“The United States will protect Israel from evil and stand with Israel, our only democratic ally in the Middle East,” Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, said in a statement. “Iran and its proxies must stop threatening the world.”
“Israel's efforts to dismantle Hezbollah are making the world a safer place,” Miller said in a Sept. 30 statement.
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Congressman Max Miller speaks with reporters at the Capitol Visitor Center after a briefing on attacks on Israel on October 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
“I applaud the efforts to remove Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who is responsible for the deaths of Americans and countless innocent civilians,” Miller wrote. “Lebanese civilians continue to suffer as Hezbollah, acting under Iran’s direction, drags Lebanon into war. Hezbollah is responsible for this death and destruction, as well as for sowing chaos and dysfunction at Tehran’s behest. It is for those who try to do so.”
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Democratic Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz said in a Tuesday post on his personal account “X” that Iran “made a mistake” and that the country “put its nuclear facilities on the board in an unbiased manner.” '' he added.
“My thoughts tonight are with the people of Israel,” Moskowitz said on Congress' official account.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, attends a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Monday, July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Iran's horrific attack, so close to October 7, is a reminder of the threats Israel faces every day and why the United States must stand with our allies against the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies.” said the Florida congressman.
“Hezbollah's presence at the border violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which was the basis for the 2006 ceasefire,” New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman said in a post on X on Tuesday. Ta.
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
“If the United Nations and the international community will not enforce 1701, Israel must do so to prevent Hezbollah from continuing to attack Israel,” he wrote.
Dov Hikind, a former Democratic New York state congressman, said, “Iran's [n]Nuclear contaminated areas must be destroyed,” he said in a post to X on Tuesday.
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A tracer is fired into the air to commemorate Iran's missile barrage against Israel over Beirut, Lebanon, on October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Luisa Gouriamaki)
“I would like to know who the current President of the United States is,” Hikind wrote in another post. “My son Shmuel is in a shelter, and by the way, he is an American citizen. Let me be clear: We will prevail, we will endure, and we have the ultimate belief that we will not waver. If we could be in Israel right now, I wish it were.”
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, said:[A]Anyone who fires on Israel will pay a heavy price,” he said in a post to X on Tuesday.
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Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, said:[A]Anyone who fires on Israel will pay a heavy price,” he said in a post to X on Tuesday. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)
“The world must join with Israel to seize this opportunity to transform the Middle East and eliminate Iran, the greatest source of instability and bloodshed across the region,” he said.
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The Republican Jewish Federation also published a statement on It is being used to indiscriminately target Israelis.” civilian. ”
“Kamala Harris proudly supported a woefully flawed agreement, and she would be a complete disaster as commander in chief,” the group wrote.
