(Washington) On Wednesday, October 27, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL) will host a virtual press conference with Members of the the House Bipartisan Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism and the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism. The press conference will mark the anniversary of the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh that took 11 Jewish lives; examine the the state of antisemitism in the United States, and online antisemitism globally, in the ye... Read more

(Washington) Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism and member of the Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, issued the following statement: "Three years ago today, a white supremacist opened fire on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Three years ago today, 11 worshippers were murdered, not just because they were Jewish, but also because they came to Synagogue on a Shabbat designated to w... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, issued this statement following House passage of the supplemental funding bill for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system: "Today the U.S. House stood with Israel, voting 420-9 to protect civilians from Hamas terror attacks. "Earlier this year, the world watched Hamas terrorists fire 4,500 rockets at innocent civilians in Israel. Iron Dom... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), the founding co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, issued this statement in support of the boycott of the 2021 Durban Conference and in recognition of the event's history of anti-Semitism: "20 years ago, the UN’s first Durban Conference was held in South Africa. An event meant to be part of the global fight against racism quickly devolved into a dangerous stew of anti-Semitism and demonization of Jews. Firsthand acc... Read more

On Monday, August 9, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Grace Meng (NY-06), Lee Zeldin (NY-01), and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) sent a letter to the Speaker of the Sejm of Poland urging her to stop the advancement of pending legislation that would make it virtually impossible for Holocaust survivors and their descendants to receive just compensation for property wrongfully confiscated during the Holocaust and Communist occupied periods. "Prior to t... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), the founding co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, issued this statement applauding President Joe Biden's reported nomination of Deborah Lipstadt as the State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism: "President Biden made an excellent choice in selecting Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. She will bring to this role extensive expe... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) led 133 Democratic and Republican Representatives on a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to respond to the rising antisemitism in the United States and around the world. "We urge you to continue your record of responding decisively to hate-based violence using these new tools at your disposal and take action to also protect the American Jewish community." In the letter, the ... Read more

Today, the eight co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism issued the following joint statement in response to the disturbing rise of antisemitic attacks and violence targeting the Jewish community: “Amidst the Israel-Gaza conflict, we have witnessed an unacceptable surge in antisemitic incidents, including violent attacks, across the country. From New York to Los Angeles, hateful individuals have targeted the Jewish community because of their faith and identity. As... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), two founding co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, and Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, released the following statement condemning recent antisemitic incidents across the globe: “As co-chairs of the bipartisan congressional task forces for combating antisemitism, we are alarmed and deeply... Read more

Today, the eight co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism issued the following joint statement in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's antisemitic comments: “We unequivocally condemn the recent antisemitic remarks of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which are tantamount to blood libel against the Jewish people. We firmly believe the leader of an American partner should not use the same antisemitic tropes that have been used countless times ... Read more