This Thanksgiving, as we gather with friends and family, I am reminded and thankful of the relative safety we feel when we sit down at our tables and enjoy the company of those we love.  It is heartbreaking to me that Ezra Schwartz's family will have one empty chair this Thanksgiving, after their son—who was spending his gap-year studying at a yeshiva in Israel—was… Read more »

“Defeating terrorism should not mean slamming the door in the faces of those who are fleeing its deadly consequences.” Read more »

On Friday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, and Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent the following letter urging the Department of Justice to give "fair consideration" to Jonathan… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sandy Levin (D-MI), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Steve Israel (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Yarmuth (D-KY), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Lois… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement condemning the reported Palestinian call for a violent “Day of Rage” and the recent surge in violent terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians. “Today’s call by Palestinian groups for a violent “Day of Rage” and the surge of violent attacks against innocent… Read more »

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Resolution of Approval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.  Throughout this debate, there have been accusations questioning the motives and loyalties of Members in making this decision.  It is precisely because I believe this agreement is in the interests of the United States and because I have been a strong supporter of Israel… Read more »

New York, NY -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released a detailed statement announcing his support for the Iran nuclear agreement.  In a posting on the Medium website [Link], Congressman Nadler provides a comprehensive explanation of his analysis in coming to this decision, and he strongly condemns the negative public discourse that has emerged around this… Read more »

New York, NY -- Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) issued a statement on the heels of President Barack Obama’s response to a number of issues raised by Congressman Nadler and his colleagues regarding concerns associated with the Iran nuclear agreement. In a letter addressed to Congressman Nadler, with mention of other… Read more »

(JTA) — This month, there is one question concerning the future safety and security of the United States and Israel: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed upon between the six world powers and Iran. We must decide what costs and risks are acceptable in order to avert the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. This is a decision that weighs heavily on all members of Congress… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) released the following statement regarding to the proposed P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran and the need to fully and critically evaluate the details of the agreement’s effectiveness and enforceability in order to prevent a nuclear Iran: “Following the P5+1 agreement with Iran on its… Read more »