WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) – U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., warned Thursday that antisemitism is rising on the fringes of both major political parties and that failing to confront it enables further hatred.

In a New York Times guest essay published Sunday, the New Jersey Democrat called out his own party for what he described as a glaring double standard in addressing antisemitism, particularly from the far left.

“Antisemitism is rising on the fringes of both parties, and silence only enables it,” Gottheimer wrote on social media, promoting the piece. “In the New York Times, I called out the antisemitism inside my own party and our failure to confront it head-on.”

Gottheimer, a member of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, noted that Democrats have consistently and strongly condemned right-wing antisemitism, citing examples such as the 2017 Charlottesville march and former President Donald Trump’s 2022 dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

“But today, too many Democrats are noticeably and shamefully silent when antisemitism comes from the far left — at a moment when the Anti-Defamation League is reporting a surge of antisemitic incidents in the past three years,” he wrote. “It’s a glaring double standard.”

The congressman highlighted left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who has millions of followers, as a key example. Piker has referred to Orthodox Jews as “inbred,” said “America deserved 9/11,” praised Hamas as “a thousand times better” than Israel and called Israel a “fascist settler colonial apartheid state,” according to the op-ed. Several prominent Democrats have appeared on Piker’s show or campaigned with him, Gottheimer said.

Gottheimer said colleagues have privately acknowledged such comments as “disgusting” but remain publicly silent, contrasting that with their readiness to criticize Trump. He also pointed to a Michigan Democratic convention nominee who shared posts praising a Hezbollah leader and invoking antisemitic tropes against Israelis.

The lawmaker, who represents New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, urged consistent principles in condemning hate regardless of its political source.

“Hate is hate,” he wrote. “It doesn’t get a pass because it comes from your side of the aisle.”

Gottheimer has long been vocal on antisemitism issues, including co-sponsoring resolutions condemning rhetoric from both far-left and far-right figures.