Overview

• Rep. Max Miller said a driver honked and waved a Palestinian flag before forcing his vehicle off the road in Rocky River and shouting threats including “Death to Israel” and violence against his family.
• Miller reported the incident to both the U.S. Capitol Police and the Rocky River Police Department and stated he knows the assailant’s identity.
• The Rocky River Police Department confirmed it has launched an investigation but declined to provide further details.
• Representatives Ashley Hinson and Carlos Gimenez publicly condemned the attack as blatant antisemitic violence and called for swift justice.
• Data from the Anti-Defamation League and FBI statistics show a marked rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States since the Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023.