On the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel, Jewish lawmakers reflect on what role Congress can play in addressing rising antisemitism in the U.S.
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Manning, who co-chairs the House bipartisan task force for combatting antisemitism, said she’s been tracking the rise in anti-Jewish hate over the last year. “We've always been told that you can be anti-Zionist without being antisemitic. And I would say that you could. As it turns out, they're just not,” Moskowitz said. “And the reason why is they're not surrounding Israeli students going to class. They're surrounding a kid wearing a Jewish star going to class. They don't know his position on Israel. Maybe he's anti-Israel, but he's Jewish.
Manning said the events of the past year have brought Jewish members in the House closer together but support from colleagues has been uneven."What I have experienced is not antisemitism from my colleagues, but willful ignorance of what so many of us are experiencing," she said.“A lot of other members are scared to step out because they don't want to get targeted,” he said.
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