[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




STRONGLY CONDEMNING AND DENOUNCING THE DRASTIC RISE OF ANTISEMITISM IN 
                 THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD

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                               speech of

                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2023

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, all fair-minded Americans must agree the 
rise in antisemitism is despicable and dangerous. Such hatred is 
against everything the United States stands for. I will never fail to 
use my office to stand against antisemitism.
  While I will vote for this resolution, I condemn House Republicans 
for politicizing our fight against antisemitism. Specifically, this 
resolution directly references an incident in Clifton, New Jersey on 
October 8, 2023. After checking directly with Clifton leaders and 
police, I found out this incident did not occur as described in the 
resolution. And while an investigation was conducted, no formal 
complaint was ever filed.
  We have seen a startling rise in antisemitism since the Hamas 
massacre on October 7, 2023. There is no shortage of genuine examples 
to draw from, but Republicans included this unvetted falsehood anyway.
  The resolution also conveniently ignores how a resurgence in right-
wing extremism has long been a major source of increased antisemitic 
violence. By turning the fight against antisemitism into one more 
partisan vehicle, House Republicans are threatening to render frivolous 
true acts of anti-Jewish hate.

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