Judiska medlemmar av kongressen möter direkta våldshot från båda politiska ytterligheter.
Lagstiftare rapporterar en våg av explicita antisemitiska budskap. Representanten Jerry Nadler tog emot ett brev som hyllade Adolf Hitler med en teckning där han blev skjuten. Representanten Max Miller fick röstmeddelanden som hotade med en ny förintelse och dagliga skottlossningar mot judiska företrädare.
Diskussioner på X belyser ökande antisemitiska hot och dödshot riktade mot judiska kongressledamöter från båda politiska ytterligheter, där användare med olika bakgrund uttrycker oro över normaliseringen av hat, delar röstmeddelanden och erfarenheter, samt debatterar källorna till detta, inklusive vänster- och högerorienterad retorik.
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 maj 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 mars 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 maj 2026
This is precisely why Zionism is non-negotiable.
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) 18 maj 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 maj 2026
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