Our Jewish neighbors deserve to feel safe and welcome in their communities. But with antisemitism on the rise on both sides of the political spectrum here in New York and across the country, too many do not. It’s up to all of us — especially our leaders in government — to fix that. In Congress, I will always be a fierce supporter of our Jewish community. That means speaking out and fighting back against antisemitism in all its forms, and ensuring America’s strong support for Israel and the Israeli people. I’m so grateful to have the support of the @USJewishDems and Westchester Jewish Democrats, who are on the frontlines of the fight against antisemitism.

Zohran Mamdani on Abdul El-Sayed's campaign: "His victory is of critical importance to our city." Now why would a Senate race in Michigan be important for New York City?! 🧐 They aren’t even trying to hide their associations to Islamist extremist anti-American organisations and entities that are actively undermining the United States.

With 13 days to go, I’m glad you finally woke up to the fact that antisemitism exists on the left and the right, Cait. It only took you multiple weeks to denounce Zohran Mamdani, all while one of his top allies, Linda Sarsour, is urging people to vote for you. If you really want the Hudson Valley’s Jewish community to believe you, you’ll publicly denounce Zohran (not just one statement he made) and distance yourself publicly from Linda Sarsour and other radicals in your party. Anything less is political lip service and a pathetic attempt to stem the bleeding.

Forget for a moment that I strongly support the U.S.-Israel relationship. Forget that I am Jewish and a Zionist. Let’s examine Abdul El-Sayed’s interview with ABC’s Linsey Davis strictly as Americans, through the lens of U.S. foreign policy and national security, issues that play a MAJOR role in the United States Senate. There is so much wrong with his argument. Israel is one of America’s most important strategic allies. Period. It is a critical bulwark against Iranian-backed terrorism, violent Islamic fundamentalism and forces seeking to destabilize the Middle East. The intelligence sharing, military cooperation and counterterrorism partnership between our countries is second to none and have helped protect American lives and interests. El-Sayed portrays Israel as a country that takes our money and drags Americans into wars. That is an extraordinary oversimplification of American foreign policy and simply not true and dangerous to American lives. Dozens of countries receive American foreign assistance. We have deployed troops, spent billions and billions of dollars and sadly lost thousands of American lives defending other nations and protecting shared strategic interests. We currently protect South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Japan. We stand strong on the front lines of Central and Western Europe. We are throughout the Middle East. Kuwait has directly requested American military intervention. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have urged Washington to confront Iran militarily. And the list goes on and on…. Israel has advocated American military action and so have many other countries, but it is American presidents who decide whether to send Americans to war. Blaming Israel for those decisions erases American responsibility and our duty as the world’s super power to stand with our allies. And there is something deeply troubling about repeatedly portraying the Jewish state as taking American money while making Americans fight wars and subsequently put their lives in perilous danger. Such accusations risk reinforcing antisemitic narratives about Jewish influence and control and it threatens our community. Israel is not simply a recipient of American generosity. It is a strategic partner that provides extremely important intelligence, military technology, regional deterrence and counterterrorism cooperation that benefit the United States and its people. The U.S.-Israel relationship is not charity. It is a partnership built around substantial shared security interests. Anyone seeking to serve in the United States Senate should be prepared to explain both the costs and benefits of that relationship, and distinguish legitimate disagreements over policy from sweeping accusations against one of America’s most important friends and ally.