Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said Wednesday that a large share of Jewish elected officials now feel “politically homeless,” describing a community unsettled by what he characterized as a significant rise in antisemitism across the country.
Moskowitz made the remarks during an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” according to Breitbart, which reported on the segment. The Florida Democrat was responding to a question from host Stuart Varney about Democratic senators who are reportedly urging colleagues to back Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Varney framed the question pointedly, referring to El-Sayed as “a pro-Hamas candidate” and asking Moskowitz, who represents a district with a sizable Jewish population, to weigh in. Moskowitz did not directly address the Senate maneuvering by name, instead describing a broader anxiety running through Jewish communities nationwide.
A community ‘deeply worried’
“Something that the Jewish community is talking about, and it’s all around the country, it’s all different sections of the Jewish community, whether they’re very religious or not religious is there is a significant rise of antisemitism in the country,” Moskowitz said, as reported by Breitbart.
He described the worry as deeply personal for many families, saying they are “deeply worried that their kids and their grandkids are not going to grow up in the same country that they grew up in.”
Moskowitz went on to reference El-Sayed’s association with Hasan Piker, a progressive streamer and commentator, claiming Piker has made “some of the most antisemitic, anti-American, pro-China, pro-Russia comments” — comments that Moskowitz tied to the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
“We just celebrated the 25th anniversary,” Moskowitz said, invoking the milestone. “And so, the Jewish community is scared, and they’re having to make these very tough choices in places like Michigan.”
The congressman’s mention of Michigan reflects the state’s role as the backdrop for the Senate race involving El-Sayed, a former public health official and progressive candidate whose foreign policy positions have drawn intense scrutiny and opposition from some Jewish Democrats and pro-Israel groups.
Where it leaves Jewish lawmakers
Varney followed up by asking Moskowitz where the dynamic leaves Jewish members of Congress — the representatives and senators who are themselves part of the community they are being asked to defend.
“Well, no — a lot of them feel politically homeless right now,” Moskowitz replied. “And a lot of them are worried about what direction that America is going when it comes to America being a safe place for Jews.”
He also touched on threats directed at Jewish people and at elected officials, suggesting that the combination of rising hostility and partisan pressures has left many Jewish officeholders without a comfortable political home.
The phrase “politically homeless” has become a recurring theme in Democratic circles as the party debates its approach to Israel, Gaza, and the treatment of anti-Israel sentiment within its coalition. Moskowitz, who has been among the more vocal Jewish Democrats on antisemitism, has repeatedly criticized elements of his own party’s left flank over rhetoric he considers hostile to Jewish Americans.
A wider partisan backdrop
The exchange also reflects the ongoing intersection of a competitive Senate race, national debates over antisemitism, and internal Democratic tensions. El-Sayed’s candidacy has become a flashpoint, with supporters casting him as a progressive champion and critics — including some within his own party — raising alarms about his associations and positions.
Moskowitz did not call out any specific senator by name during the interview, instead directing his comments toward the emotional and political toll on Jewish voters and officials. His remarks were part of a broader conversation about whether American Jews still feel secure in a country where, by his account, antisemitic incidents and rhetoric have climbed sharply in recent years.
According to Breitbart’s account of the segment, Moskowitz reiterated that the fear is not confined to any single denomination or region — spanning religious and secular Jews alike — and that families are now weighing decisions about their children’s futures in the United States.
For Jewish elected officials, the result, he suggested, is a sense of isolation: squeezed between a party base that is increasingly critical of Israel and a political environment where antisemitic threats remain a live concern. That combination, he said, has produced the feeling of being politically homeless — a sentiment he attributed to “a lot” of his Jewish colleagues in Congress.
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/16/moskowitz-a-lot-of-jewish-elected-officials-feel-politically-homeless/