Israel under attack by Iran: American Jewish leaders say Islamist regime will pay

Jewish American leaders reacted Tuesday afternoon to Iran's unprecedented missile attack on Israel.

The attack, which Israel said included more than a hundred rockets, came in response to recent deaths Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.

“The United States stands with its only democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel, as it defends itself and its people against evil,” Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Iran and its proxies must stop threatening the world.”

In a Sept. 30 statement, Miller said, “Israel’s efforts to dismantle Hezbollah are making the world safer.”

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Representative Max Miller speaks to reporters in the Capitol Visitors Center after a briefing on the attack on Israel on October 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

“I applaud the effort to eliminate Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, who is responsible for the deaths of Americans and countless innocent civilians,” Miller wrote. “Lebanon's civilian population continues to suffer as Iranian-led Hezbollah drags the country to war. The responsibility for this death and destruction lies with Hezbollah and those who seek to sow chaos and dysfunction at Tehran’s behest.”

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Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz said in a post Tuesday on his personal X account that Iran “made a mistake,” adding that the country “listed its nuclear facilities as fair game.”

In his official report to Congress, Moskowitz said that his “thoughts tonight are with the people of Israel.”

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Washington, DC (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Iran's horrific attack so close to October 7 is a reminder of the threat Israel faces every day and why America must stand with our ally against the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies,” said the congressman from Florida.

New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman said in a Tuesday post

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts missiles, seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

“If the UN and the international community do not enforce 1701, then Israel must do so to prevent Hezbollah from continuing to attack Israel,” he wrote.

Dov Hikind, a former Democratic New York state representative, said in a Tuesday post on X: “Iran's nuclear sites must be destroyed.”

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Tracer bullets are fired into the air to celebrate the Iranian rocket fire on Israel over Beirut, Lebanon, on October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Louisa Gouliamaki)

“I would like to know who the hell is the President of the United States at this moment,” Hikind said in another post. “My son Shmuel is in a shelter, by the way, he is an American citizen. Let me make this clear. We will win, we will persevere, and we have an unwavering faith that is unshakable. I wish I could be in Israel right now.”

Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said in a Tuesday post on X: “Anyone who shoots at Israel will now pay a heavy price.”

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Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said in a Tuesday post on X: “Anyone who shoots at Israel will now pay a heavy price.” (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

“The world must join Israel in seizing this opportunity to transform the Middle East and eliminate the greatest source of instability and bloodshed across the region – Iran,” he said.

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The Republican Jewish Coalition also released a statement on “To indiscriminately attack 10 million Israeli civilians.”

“Kamala Harris proudly supported the disastrously flawed deal. She would be a total disaster as commander in chief,” the group wrote.