Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Councilman Brad Lander, joined by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, NYC Comptroller John Liu, NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Borough President Marty Markowitz, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, State Senator Kevin Parker, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) applauded the release on bail of his constituent, Jacob Ostreicher, from Bolivian prison.  Nadler, who has written to U.S. and Bolivian authorities to push for justice, called for a speedy trial and full due process rights for Mr. Ostreicher.  He issued the following statement: “I am thrilled to hear that, after more than 18… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) denounced the Bolivian case against Jacob Ostreicher and called for his immediate release.  In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Nadler called the Bolivian conduct around the case “a serious miscarriage of justice,” and again called on the Administration to push Bolivian authorities to provide justice for Mr.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) criticized the United Nations General Assembly vote to grant “non-member observer” status to the Palestinian National Authority.  Nadler, a longtime supporter of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, issued the following statement: “Today’s vote at the United Nations will unfortunately do nothing to… Read more »

Tonight, in response to major new allegations of official corruption and conspiracy against Jacob Ostreicher, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called for Mr. Ostreicher’s immediate release on bail and a reexamination of the merits of the case against him.  As of tonight, according to the Associated Press, seven Bolivian officials, including the judge who first ordered… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) strongly condemned attacks by Hamas on communities in southern Israel.  Three Israeli civilians have already been killed by the ongoing barrage of rockets launched from Gaza.  Nadler issued the following statement: “I condemn in the strongest terms the current aggression by Hamas against the civilian population in southern… Read more »

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.… 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… 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… 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… Read more »