An “unhinged, deranged man” waving a Palestinian flag tried to run a Jewish Republican congressman off the street Thursday, the lawmaker stated in a video posted on social media.
“This morning, as I was driving to work, some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn’t get my attention to show me a Palestinian flag,” Rep Max Miller (R-Ohio) stated in a video posted on X.
“Not to mention death to Israel, death to me – that he wanted to kill me and my family,” the congressman continued. “Thank God my daughter was not in my vehicle or anybody else at the time.”
The incident occurred in Rocky River, Ohio, which is about 10 miles west of Cleveland, in response to Miller.
The congressman, a former Marine Corps Reserves member, stated he filed a report with Capitol Police and native authorities after the incident.
“We know who this person is and he will face justice,” Miller stated.
“I will not hide in the face of this blatant antisemitic violence,” Ohio’s seventh District rep added, noting that he carried on with deliberate conferences regardless of the scary incident.
“If you have an issue with a legislator, your city councilman, your mayor, anyone like that, the appropriate thing to do is to reach out to them for a phone call, to set up a meeting at one of our district offices,” Miller famous.
“What is not okay is to assault anyone, whether you’re a member of Congress or anybody else within our district while you are driving to work.”
There have been a record-breaking 9,354 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and vandalism throughout the US final yr – a startling 344% enhance over the previous 5 years – in response to the Anti-Defamation League.
The 12-month complete for 2024 averaged greater than 25 focused anti-Jewish incidents within the US per day, a couple of an hour.
Capitol Police and the Rocky River Police Division didn’t instantly reply to The Put up’s request for touch upon the incident involving Miller.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and different members of Democratic management within the decrease chamber condemned the assault on Miller.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe,” Democratic Home leaders stated in a joint assertion. “The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable.”
“This is a moment of crisis that requires Congress to act decisively in order to ensure the safety of every single Member who serves in the People’s House.”
