Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ailing.) denounced each “shameful” vandalism that occurred exterior his Capitol hill workplace and antisemitic demonstrations that occurred in Chicago on Independence Day, accusing the perpetrators of empowering Hamas terrorists.
“My Capitol workplace was vandalized yesterday in a vile act of hate wherein the posters of the greater than 100 individuals nonetheless held hostage in Gaza (together with 8 People) had been ripped from the wall, shredded and tossed throughout the hallway,” Schneider, who’s Jewish, posted Friday on X.
“This was a shameful act on any day, however particularly on July 4, our nation’s Independence Day. Sadly, it was however one among many hateful, un-American actions that occurred throughout the nation on the day we rejoice freedom and democracy,” he mentioned.
“We’re conscious and investigating,” a spokesperson for US Capitol Police informed The Submit. “To guard the investigation, we can not present any extra data at the moment.”
Schneider, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus to strengthen Israel’s standing within the Center East mentioned he had additionally “been disgusted by the movies and stories of people calling July 4th a ‘terrorist vacation’ and burning American flags.”
“It’s not simply taking place at my workplace in Washington, DC,” Schneider went on in an X thread. “Greater than 700 miles from the Capitol, my house was focused final weekend at 2:30AM by roughly 50 masked demonstrators banging drums, blowing horns and screaming antisemitic chants.”
“The identical teams that had been at my home earlier within the week marched via Chicago on July 4th, not calling for peace, however quite condemning america of America,” he added.
“These actions don’t advance peace,” Schneider went on. “As a substitute, they play straight into the fingers of Hamas terrorists enabling them to proceed to carry hostage not solely these they kidnapped from Israel, however all civilians in Gaza as nicely.”
The Illinois Democrat is the newest politician to be focused by anti-Israel protesters — and to have property vandalized on account of demonstrations, lots of which have roiled US cities since Hamas’ Oct. 7 bloodbath.
Hundreds of protesters descended on the White Home in mid-June and marred federal monuments with pro-Hamas slogans. No arrests had been made.
South Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) additionally had his district workplace vandalized by “anti-Israel extremists” on Christmas Day 2023, with blood-red paint splattered over a Jesus Christ baby doll.
“Coated in ‘blood’ is a doll meant to represent Jesus, whom the vandals describe as a ‘Palestinian baby messiah,’” Torres posted on X on the time.
“The escalation in intimidation and incitement towards Members of Congress looks like it’s heading in a harmful course,” he mentioned. “I, for one, won’t be intimidated.”
The Israel-Hamas conflict within the Gaza Strip has divided the Democratic Get together in a essential election yr, with far-left “Squad” members voting towards army support funding for the Jewish state and demanding a cease-fire earlier than the elimination of the fear group.
Hamas terrorists killed almost 1,200 individuals on Oct. 7, 2023, most of whom had been civilians and 33 of whom had been Americans. One other 240 had been kidnapped and brought again to Gaza.
Schneider and some dozen Democrats voted in November to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) for defending the fear assault as justified “resistance” and calling for the elimination of the Jewish state.
Professional-Israel Democrats have supported Israel’s conflict effort — whereas at instances criticizing each Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s and President Biden’s management.
In Could, Schneider additionally joined 25 Home Democratic colleagues in a letter that expressed considerations over the Biden administration’s resolution to pause an Israeli weapons cargo, saying that it could embolden Hamas.
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