Anggota Kongres dari kalangan Yahudi menghadapi ancaman kekerasan langsung dari kedua spektrum politik ekstrem.
Para pembuat undang-undang melaporkan lonjakan komunikasi antisemit yang eksplisit. Anggota DPR Jerry Nadler menerima surat yang memuji Adolf Hitler disertai gambar dirinya sedang ditembak. Anggota DPR Max Miller menerima pesan suara yang mengancam adanya Holocaust baru dan penembakan setiap hari terhadap pejabat Yahudi.
Diskusi di X menyoroti meningkatnya ancaman antisemit dan ancaman pembunuhan yang menyasar anggota Kongres Yahudi dari kedua spektrum politik ekstrem. Para pengguna dari berbagai latar belakang mengungkapkan kekhawatiran atas normalisasi kebencian, saling berbagi pesan suara dan pengalaman, serta memperdebatkan sumber ancaman tersebut, termasuk retorika sayap kiri maupun sayap kanan.
Jewish members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, are experiencing explicit death threats, Holocaust references and violent antisemitism as part of their daily lives. "Hitler was spot-on," one constituent wrote. "You guys are going to be shot dead," said another. The… https://t.co/aFrfDMN2pU
— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) 18 Mei 2026
Every day as a Jewish Member of Congress is another day of receiving these types of threats. For those asking "why is no one holding town halls?"...these are the people waiting for a planned event. pic.twitter.com/rHdXzvuNTI
— Congressman Max Miller (@RepMaxMiller) 12 Maret 2026
Hit Lists, Death Threats: The Rising Physical Danger Facing American Jewish Politicianshttps://t.co/DaqJKXuq1w Both ends of our parties are wackadoos who hate Jews"
— James Trulove (@ChildeoftheKing) 19 Mei 2026
This is precisely why Zionism is non-negotiable.
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) 18 Mei 2026
Jewish members of Congress are receiving death threats, Holocaust mockery, and dehumanizing filth simply for existing as Jews. https://t.co/egUxmZx7l0
'IT'S EVERYDAY' | A Florida representative says threats targeting Jews and lawmakers are escalating, calling the rhetoric increasingly dangerous and widespread.
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) 17 Mei 2026
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