An Update from Rep. Min Following Jewish Community Town Hall

September 1, 2026 Press Release “I was pleased to participate in a community forum last week with Jewish American constituents. As I stated clearly at the outset of a forum, I have a long history of condemning antisemitism and will continue to do so. I believe in Israel’s right to exist and defend itself and will keep supporting the provision of defensive weapons so that Israel can protect itself and its people. But I strongly oppose what Netanyahu is doing in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran and believe these are contrary to US interests and to Israel’s own long-term stability and peace. The Netanyahu government appears clearly to be seeking to, either through military action or by condoning settler violence, expand Israel’s borders, and to prolong and expand military conflict in the Middle East. These actions run contrary to the longstanding goal of a two state solution with self-determination and security for both Israelis and Palestinians. I will not support US taxpayers providing or subsidizing offensive weapons to Israel unless and until there is a meaningful change in Israeli policy, just as I will not support Trump’s illegal war in Iran. To be clear, my opposition to Netanyahu’s military agenda does not mean I do not care about the safety of Israel, nor does it mean I will be any less vocal about confronting antisemitism and trying to keep Jewish Americans safe here at home. I realize it is a frightening time for Jewish Americans right now. I have heard many of your stories and I am sorry that we are dealing with such a frightening rise in hate right now. But as someone who has been on the front lines, year after year, in efforts to confront hate in Orange County, I know we need as broad a coalition as possible if we want to meaningfully deal with antisemitism. This is something I learned firsthand as we tried to confront the anti-Asian hate epidemic that arose a few years ago. Unfortunately, there are people right now trying to make antisemitism a political wedge issue, including many who have never spoken out against hate before this year. We must reject this message of division and stand together against hate and religious bigotry.” ###