American Jewish leaders responded Tuesday afternoon to Iran’s unprecedented missile attack on Israel.

The attack, which included more than a hundred missiles, according to Israel, came in response to the recent deaths of Leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas.

“The United States stands with its only democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel, as they defend themselves and their people from evil,” Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Iran and its proxies must stop threatening the world.”

In a September 30 statement, Miller said Israel’s “efforts to dismantle Hezbollah make the world a safer place.”

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From left, Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Max Miller, R-Ohio, and David Kustoff, R-Tenn., speak with reporters at the Capitol Visitor Center after an all-member briefing on the attack on Israel Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ roll call)

“I applaud efforts to eliminate Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, responsible for the deaths of Americans and countless innocent civilians,” Miller wrote. “Civilians in Lebanon continue to suffer as Hezbollah, acting under Iranian leadership, drags the country into war. Responsibility for this death and destruction lies with Hezbollah and those who seek to sow chaos and dysfunction at Tehran’s request.”

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

According to his official account to Congress, Moskowitz said his “thoughts are with the people of Israel this evening.”

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

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

New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman said in an article on a ceasefire in 2006.

Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

“If the UN and the international community are unwilling to implement Resolution 1701, then Israel must do so to prevent Hezbollah from continuing to attack Israel,” he wrote.

Dov Hikind, a former Democratic congressman from New York state, said that “Iran’s nuclear sites must be destroyed” in an article published Tuesday on X.

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Tracers of guns fired into the air to celebrate Iran’s missile barrage on Israel are seen over Beirut, Lebanon, October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Louisa Gouliamaki)

“I would like to know who the President of the United States is right now,” Hikind said in another post. “My son Shmuel is in a shelter, an American citizen by the way. Let me be clear. We will overcome, we will endure and we have ultimate, unwavering faith. I wish I could be in Israel right now.”

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said that “anyone who shoots at Israel will now pay a heavy price” in an article published Tuesday on X.

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Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets, seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

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

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The Republican Jewish Coalition also issued a statement on ballistic missiles, which are now being used to indiscriminately target 10 million Israelis.” civilians. »

“Kamala Harris proudly supported this disastrous deal. She would be a complete disaster as Commander in Chief,” the group wrote.