Adam Schiff on Islamophobia

Statements and actions by Adam Schiff on this topic.

Public disputes concerning hostility, prejudice, discrimination, or exclusion directed at Muslims or attributed to Muslim identity.

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1 statement on this page. Dates: September 6, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 6, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 6, 2026

Adam Schiff
Role at the time: United States senator from California
September 6, 2026Condemned
Responding to
Yousef's remarks and the audience applause constituted anti-Muslim hate and warranted an apology and repudiation from the summit and its sponsors.
"I stand with our Muslim neighbors and strongly condemn this hateful bigotry."
Why we used this label
The statement directly condemns the rhetoric as bigotry and expresses solidarity with Muslims.
Adam Schiff condemns anti-Muslim remarks at the Jewish American Summit (opens in a new tab)

Original post responding to the Nexus Project's summit clip. September 5 in US time zones, September 6 UTC. Wording corroborated by the linked Anadolu report; direct X rendering may be unavailable.

Our account of this statement has been corrected. 1 correction

Read statement Mosab Hassan Yousef’s call for Muslims to leave the United States at the Jewish American Summit