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Deadly shooting in front of Washington, the main Jewish Museum of DC added a continuous conversation about anti -Semitism after Hamas’s brutal massacre 7th. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed when leaving the event at the Museum led by the US Jewish Committee (AJC). The suspicious scorer, Elias Rodriguez, has since been charged with their killings.
Ambassador David Kustoff, R-tenn., Is one of only four Jewish Republicans serving in Congress, putting it in a unique position when it comes to assessment Anti -Semitism in America And how politicized it.
People are gathering to shine candles in a makeshift memorial -notification in honor of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were killed while abandoning an event at the Washington Main Museum, during the wagoning of candles outside the White House in Washington, on Thursday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)
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“We know that anti-Semitism has existed for a long time, and obviously, after October 2023, it came to light. It went as strong as it did, in part, because the faculties and universities allowed some pro-palesty and sincere protesters who preached hatred and antisemithism not to stop at Foxoff.
Congressman in Tennessee condemned the shooting in DC, calling it a “terrible act of anti -Semitic terrorism.”
“Anti -Semitic violence has no place in our society. We have to remain united in calling and dealing with these growing tides of hatred,” Kustoff wrote in the post on X.
Kustoff said that in his district, which he described as “strong Republican, strongly pro-trump,” there are not many Jewish people. In fact, according to Review of the world’s populationJust under 30,000 Jews live in Tennessee, which has more than 7.3 million inhabitants. Despite the small Jewish population, Kustoff told Fox News Digital that people in his district “are very supporting Israel, very supporting the USA -As relationship to Israel, and they love the Jewish people.”
However, Kustoff also said that the Jewish people In his district They have “real worries about going to the synagogue.” Jewish institutions and centers in the community had to “go above and further” in terms of security, Kustoff said.
Ambassador David Kustoff, R-Tenn. Leaves a meeting of the Republican House at the Capitol Hill Club on December 12, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Congressman spoke about the 2023 incident when a man opened a fire in front of the Hebrew academy of Margolin-Feinstone Yeshiv from the south. The suspect was later identified as Joel Alejandro Bowman, who faces several charges, including a second -degree murder attempt.
Kustoff sees the question of the fight against anti -Semitism as one who received two -sided support in Congress. Praised Democrats like a tail. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., And tail. Brad Schneider, D-an. – What are the Jews – because of their support to Israel and its relationship with the US, calling them “true leaders.” Kustoff also noted that, although not a Jew, the president of the Mike Johnson house, R-L.
While Kustoff praised his colleagues on both sides of the passage, he also criticized the members of the congress who gave “flammable” remarks about Israel, saying that such rhetoric “actually helps to grow anti -Semitism.”
Kustoff spoke with Fox News Digital shortly after the video of the open Israeli critic Ilhan Omara, D-minn., Refusing to condemn the murders of Lischinski and Milgrim. Asked about the incident, Kustoff said that “they ask us light questions and difficult questions all the time as members of the congress. It was obviously easy to answer, and her voters can make their own decisions.”
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As the president of the Parliamentary Group for Parliamentary Friendship House-Knesset, Kustoff had a closer look at the US-Israel relationship. He recalled his trip to Israel in July 2024, where he visited the place of the Nova and Kibutz Music Festival, which was attacked on October 7, and met with Israeli leaders, including the Prime Minister, including the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“[Netanyahu] He told me that he knew that the American people still supported Israel a lot, and the Israelis knew it: “Kustoff told Fox News Digital.” We talked about an instance on college campuses. In the end, his feeling was that a number of these students probably couldn’t look at the ticket and know where Israel is. “
