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Statements and actions by Hakeem Jeffries on this topic.
Public disputes concerning politically motivated violence, threats, attacks, and claims about the causes or consequences of such violence.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
1 statement on this page. Dates: August 24, 2026
1 matching statement. Dates: August 24, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: August 24, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: August 24, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: August 24, 2026
Role at the time: House Democratic leader and U.S. representative
Responding to
Piker’s wording assigned American Jews responsibility for antisemitic violence directed at them.
"The malicious claim that American Jews are inviting violence against themselves is dangerous and antisemitic."
The statement explicitly labels the disputed claim dangerous and antisemitic.
Statement from Jeffries’s official congressional account directly characterizing the disputed remarks.
