Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) recently travelled to Israel where he joined Israeli and international leaders to call for better recognition of the rights of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. “I am proud to have visited Israel this week to speak about the absolute necessity of recognizing the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries,” said Nadler. “It is simply wrong to ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the reported decision by United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon to attend the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Tehran, especially in light of the latest anti-Israeli remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Congressman Nadler’s statement follows: “I strongly disagree with the reported decision by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-mo... Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), Ted Poe (R-TX), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Bob Turner (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure recognition of the plight of the nearly one million Jewish refugees who were displaced from countries in the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict; it w... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined Members of Congress in observing a moment of silence for the 11 Israeli Olympians and coaches murdered by terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics, 40 years ago this summer. Nadler urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to open its ceremony tomorrow with a moment of silence to remember those 11 Israelis and the darkest hour in the history ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) was joined by a bipartisan group of 19 House Members in sending a letter to the Hungarian government calling for prompt and robust prosecution of Nazi war criminal Ladislaus Csizsik-Csatary for heinous crimes perpetuated against thousands of Jews and others during World War II. The letter, addressed to Hungarian President Janos Ader and Prime Minister Vikto... Read more »

Congressmen Dan Lungren (R-CA) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have joined together to introduce H.R. 5904, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). H.R. 5904 would allow victims of terrorism to hold accountable all states who sponsor and finance terrorist activities. It is the House companion to bipartisan legislation in the Senate, S. 1894. “We have joined together to introduce this impo... Read more »

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reiterated his opposition to continued U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. Speaking in support of Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s (D-CA) amendment – of which he is a cosponsor – to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013, Nadler warned that we are wasting lives and dollars in what is an intr... Read more »

Today, Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reiterated the need for Israeli authorities to protect the sacred cemetery at Har HaZeitim, the Mount of Olives, which abuts Jerusalem’s Old City. The Members sent a letter today to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu requesting his help in preventing both desecration of the gravesites and attacks on visitors. Nadler and Engel toure... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the shocking anti-Semitic shooting of children at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. He issued the following statement: “I am absolutely horrified by the senseless and cowardly act of violence at the Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse, France. That Jews continue to be targets of hate and violence by lunatics and feeble-minded anti-Semites is despic... Read more »