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Black-Jewish Caucus introduces resolution honoring Israeli-Americans, condemning antisemitism and discrimination.

The first-ever Senate resolution recognizing the contributions of the Israeli-American community was introduced Nov. 17 by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Senate Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations.

The Rosen-Scott resolution also condemns national-origin discrimination against Israeli-Americans, and rising antisemitism targeting Jewish and Israeli-Americans.

The Israeli-American Council (IAC) commended the senators for their leadership and thanked them for working on the resolution with IAC’s legislative and policy-making arm, the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC For Action).

The Israeli-American population, estimated to be more than 800,000 people, is a “vibrant immigrant community whose values prompt them to contribute heavily to the welfare and diversity of the United States,” according to the resolution text.

The resolution recognizes the many contributions of Israeli-Americans to American life and honors Israeli-American culture and heritage as helping strengthen the bonds between the United States and Israel.

Specifically, the resolution cites the Israeli-American impact on health sciences, pharmaceutics, disaster relief, astrophysics, mathematics, chemistry, aerospace engineering, biotech, agriculture and Internet technologies. Additionally, the resolution applauds Israeli-Americans and Jewish for advancing civil rights, equal protections and justice for all, particularly the most vulnerable.

“We are proud that our community and institutions have matured to the point that the Israeli-American story and our contributions to America are worthy of such acknowledgement,” said the IAC. “This resolution comes at a crucial time for the Israeli-American and pro-Israel community which are unjustly being targeted at record levels based on national origin bias. With the rise of antisemitism and national-origin discrimination against Israeli-Americans, now is the time for leaders to stand up with a voice of moral clarity.”

While honoring Israeli-Americans, Scott and Rosen also condemned incidents of antisemitism with assaults and bullying targeting American Jewish and Israeli-Americans, especially younger people in grade schools and on college campuses.

The resolution “condemns all forms of antisemitism, discrimination and violence that aim to marginalize or disenfranchise members of the Israeli-American community, the Jewish community broadly, and individuals of Israeli or Jewish origin; or infringe upon the ability of Israeli-Americans and other individuals to celebrate Israeli-American heritage and a deep connection to Israel.”

“As the third Jewish woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate, I’m proud to help introduce this resolution to honor the culture, heritage and legacy of Israeli-Americans. At a time of rising antisemitism that impacts Israeli-Americans, this resolution recognizes their contributions to the United States and condemns all forms of hate and discrimination,” Rosen said.

“It particularly pains me to see the Jewish community and, in particular, the Israeli-American subset targeted with national origin discrimination by the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) hate movement. This hate and bias have no place in the United States of America,” Scott said.