Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) says he was deliberately run off the road Thursday morning in what he described as a politically motivated, anti-Israel assault. The Ohio congressman, one of only two Jewish Republicans in Congress, called the incident a “targeted attack.”
Miller posted a video message on X shortly after the incident, detailing what happened and condemning the act of politically driven violence:
(Full transcript below:)
“Let’s make something abundantly clear to anyone who needs to see this — which apparently is a lot of people: 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.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.In Ohio, at seven 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.Thank God my daughter was not in my vehicle, or anybody else at the time.We know exactly who you are. I have gone about my day. I have carried on my meetings. And we will not hide. And I will continue to fight against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and all other forms of hate.You have an issue? Take it to our office.You want to run me off the road? That’s a different story.We know who you are, young man, and the police are going to be paying you a visit. And I hope what you did this morning is worth it — to you, and to anyone else who plans on doing this to anybody within our district, state, or country.”
According to Forward the man charged in the incident is Feras Hamdan, 36. The police report states that Hamdan pursued Miller in his car and forced him off the road, yelling at him and waving a Palestinian flag during the confrontation.
Miller also made a chilling 911 call after the incident. In the call, he told police:
“I was cut off by a man in a Tesla who held up a Palestinian flag to me and then rolled down his window and said that, ‘I’m going to cut your throat and your daughter’s.’ And he said, ‘You’re a dirty Jew.’”
The Rocky River Police Department confirmed that Miller initially called to report a road rage incident on Thursday morning. While he was unable to wait for officers at the time, he returned to the station at 2 p.m. to provide a written statement. Police said the suspect, Feras S. Hamdan, later turned himself in and is currently awaiting a court appearance.
The attack has drawn strong bipartisan condemnation. In a joint statement, House Democratic leaders responded swiftly and unequivocally:
“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. This is a moment of crisis that requires Congress to act decisively in order to ensure the safety of every single Member who serves in the People’s House.”
What happened to Max Miller on a suburban Ohio road isn’t just some isolated act of rage. It’s part of a growing, dangerous pattern. When elected officials can be threatened in broad daylight and Jewish Americans gunned down outside museums in the nation’s capital, it’s no longer just a “discourse problem.” It’s a national emergency.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY