U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on, following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2023.
"To us, the Jewish people, the rise in antisemitism is a crisis.
A five-alarm fire that must be extinguished," Schumer said in an emotional, 40-minute Senate speech.
Immediately after the speech, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who often jousts with Schumer over the events of the day, praised his remarks, saying, "I stand with him in condemning this hatred."
Schumer cited boycotts and vandalism against Jewish-owned businesses "that have nothing to do with Israel" and Jewish students being harassed and assaulted on college campuses.
Persons:
Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Frantz, Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Israel, Doina Chiacu, Richard Cowan, Dan Wallis, Jonathan Oatis
Organizations:
U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Democrat, Jewish, Republican, Defamation League, FBI, New York Police Department, New York Times, Times, Democratic, Thomson
Locations:
Washington , U.S, Israel, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Gaza