CONGRESSMAN MIKE LAWLER CONDEMNS ANTISEMITIC ATTACK AD, CALLS FOR NY-17 CANDIDATES TO DENOUNCE
January 20, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Pearl River, NY – 1/20/2026… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released a statement unapologetically condemning a television ad airing in NY-17 by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) and calls on all candidates in NY-17 to immediately denounce this ad.
“This ad is a disgrace,” Congressman Lawler said. “The IMEU attacks anyone who stands with Israel, opposes terrorism, refuses to bow to their radical agenda, and traffics antisemitic tropes.”
“This kind of politics has no place in the Hudson Valley. I am calling on every candidate running in NY-17 to publicly and unequivocally denounce this ad immediately. Silence is an endorsement,” concluded Lawler.
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