"[Jerry] Nadler has spent his life and career as one of the most steadfast supporters of Israel’s security."-- Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)

Jerry Nadler has consistently been recognized as one of Israel’s strongest supporters in the U.S. House of Representatives—working diligently towards ensuring a safe, secure, peaceful, and democratic Israel—and has often been a leader on the key issues of ever-strengthened U.S.-Israel cooperation and U.S. foreign aid.  Congressman Nadler has long been a leading voice in support of a two-state solution, seeing it as critical to protecting Israel’s long-term strategic and security interests.  As such, he has consistently supported Middle East peace efforts, as well as direct negotiations between the parties, knowing full well that no resolution can be agreed upon until both sides feel that their needs are addressed.  He has continually insisted that the U.S. affirm Israel’s right to self-defense, and has been a strong supporter of legislation that puts pressure on Iran for its illegal development of nuclear weapons, its support of terrorism, and Iran’s other illicit and destabilizing conduct in the region. With Congressional passage of the Iran nuclear deal, which Congressman Nadler voted to support (to read his full statement Click Here), Rep. Nadler has worked vigorously to ensure that the United States demands full Iranian compliance with the agreement and that the Administration continues to enforce related international laws and non-nuclear sanctions. To this end, since the signing of the Agreement, he has been an outspoken advocate for the need to take action against Iranian illicit behavior, including its illegal ballistic missile testing, its support of terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, and its continued human rights abuses. 

"Jerry Nadler is an ardent supporter of Israel. He is a man with a heart, a head, and considerable ‘saichel’ (good sense)."-- Janet Weinman, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Hadassah and former Chair of the New York Jewish Community Relations Council

As representative of the largest and most diverse Jewish community in any congressional district in the United States, Congressman Nadler has also been an outspoken leader against anti-Semitism and continues to lead a variety of efforts to stymie the growing anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish rhetoric and campaigns which seek to delegitimize Israel on the world stage.  This includes authoring a House-passed Resolution (H.Res.707) in 2014, condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify such hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.  Congressman Nadler was one of the first Members of Congress to directly challenge the so-called Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, when, in its nascent form, it hi-jacked the UN Conference on Racism in Durban for its own political purposes.  Since then, Rep. Nadler, with his highly-regarded progressive political voice, has been considered particularly well-suited to challenge the BDS movement as destructive to Middle East peace when its supporters seek to make inroads on campuses and elsewhere across the country.  He has worked very closely with the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) Israel Action Network and the New York Jewish Community Relations Council to develop new strategies to confront and defeat BDS efforts, and he has personally led a number of successful campaigns to beat back BDS.

In 2015, Rep. Nadler was named in the Forward’s ‘Forward 50’ awards of American Jews to have made a significant contribution on national political and social issues.