U.S. Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) have introduced a bipartisan resolution, S. Res. 288, condemning the increase in violent antisemitic attacks across the United States. The resolution cites several recent incidents, including an attempted murder in Boulder, Colorado, an arson attack at the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence, and the killing of two Israeli embassy staff members outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.
Senator McCormick stated, “Antisemitism has no place is America. Since October 7, 2023, the Jewish community has faced unprecedented and persistent antisemitic hate and violence. This hatred cannot stand. Living in Squirrel Hill, right around the corner from the site of the devastating Tree of Life Synagogue attack in 2018, really brings this issue home for me. Protecting my friends and neighbors, and all Jewish people across the country, must be a national priority. I’m proud to team up with Senator Fetterman, and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to unequivocally condemn the alarming surge in antisemitic hate across the country.”
Senator Fetterman added, “Amid a despicable rise in antisemitism, including the hateful arson at Governor Shapiro’s home in Pennsylvania, the shocking violence in Boulder, and the deadly attack on the Israeli embassy staff in D.C., we are starkly reminded that silence is complicity. These appalling attacks on our Jewish communities are not isolated events. After eleven lives were stolen at the Tree of Life massacre in 2018, I’ve felt an even stronger moral obligation to confront antisemitism wherever it appears and stand united against hate.”
The resolution is cosponsored by 34 other senators from both parties.
A companion resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ). He said: “This resolution sends a clear message, and I am proud to see it introduced in the Senate. The United States will not tolerate the rise in violent antisemitism we are seeing across the country. Jewish Americans are being threatened, harassed, and attacked simply because of their faith, and that is completely unacceptable. I introduced this resolution because Congress has a responsibility to lead. We cannot look the other way when hatred and violence target our fellow Americans. The House stood together and made it clear that we are united in standing against antisemitism wherever it appears, and the Senate must do the same.”
The full list of co-sponsors for both resolutions can be found online.
