Driver waving Palestinian flag forces Jewish Congressman off the road

The Anti-Defamation League reported there were 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the US in 2024, a 344% increase over the past five years.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

A Jewish US Congressman described on social media an incident during which a driver waving a Palestinian flag forced him off the road.

Max Miller (R-OH) recounted the incident that began when he was driving on Thursday in Rocky River, Ohio.

He wrote, “This morning, as I was driving to work, some unhinged, deranged man decided to lay on his horn and run me off the road when he couldn’t get my attention to show me a Palestinian flag, not to mention death to Israel, death to me – that he wanted to kill me and my family.”

The congressman continued. “Thank God my daughter was not in my vehicle or anybody else at the time.”

Miller, a former Marine, filed a report with Capitol Police and local law enforcement.

“We know who this person is, and he will face justice,” Miller said.

“I will not hide in the face of this blatant antisemitic violence,” he said, adding that he carried on working and attending meetings that day despite the disturbing incident.

“If you have an issue with a legislator, your city councilman, your mayor, anyone like that, the appropriate thing to do is to reach out to them for a phone call, to set up a meeting at one of our district offices,” Miller said

“What is not okay is to assault anyone, whether you’re a member of Congress or anybody else within our district, while you are driving to work.”

The Anti-Defamation League reported there were 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024 in the US, a 344% increase over the past five years.

House Democratic leaders said in a statement, “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack on Congressman Max Miller and his family and are thankful they are safe. The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable.”

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