Several authorities reacted to the attack that left two employees of the Israeli Embassy killed in Washington, DC, the capital of the United States, on Wednesday night (21).
The president Donald Trump He expressed his condolences to the victims’ families, saying that the shooting was “obviously based on anti -Semitism.” He added, “Hate and radicalism have no place in the US.”
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyah U, he classified the murders as “atrocious” and added that “the world is witnessing the terrible price of anti -Semitism and unbridled incitement against the state of Israel.”
A spokesman for the British Prime Minister, Keir Starm Er said the government offered full support to the Israeli embassy in London.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron He said: “Two members of the Israeli embassy in Washington lost their lives in an anti -Semitic attack in front of the Jewish Museum. President Isaac Herzog, I address our thoughts to the families of the victims and their loved ones.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Johann Wadephul He said, “Nothing can justify anti -Semitic violence. I am shocked by the cowardly murder of two Israel embassy employees in Washington.”
José Manuel Albares Spain Minister of Foreign Affairs said he had just arrived in Washington, DC, when he received the “terrible news of the murder of two Israeli embassy in the US. My vehemently condemnation and solidarity with the families of the victims and the people of Israel.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, ANTONIO TAJANI he demonstrated support to Israel: “Support the state of Israel for the tragic murder of two young employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington. Terror scenes and violence must be vehemently condemned. The anti -Semitism born of hatred against Jews must be interrupted; the horrors of the past can never return.”
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio condemned the shooting “in the strongest possible terms”, calling it “a blatant act of cowardly and anti-Semitic violence.”
The US Attorney General, Pam catondi He said at a news conference after the shooting that the authorities were working to keep everyone safe, especially the Jewish community, and that the perpetrator would be “processed with all the rigor of the law.”
See what other US politicians said:
- Vice President Jd Vance: “My heart departs for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, murdered last night at the capital’s Jewish museum. Anti -Semitic violence has no place in the United States. We are praying for their families and all our friends at the Israeli embassy, where the two victims worked,” he said in an X publication.
- US ambassador in Israel, Mike Huckabe: “People here in Israel are devastated,” he said on the program “Fox and Friends.” “I received a call today, Jerusalem’s time, from Pam Bondi, the Attorney General. She was on site. She gave me a summary of what was happening. I spoke to the Foreign Minister. I spoke to the minister, the Israeli Ambassador in the US and the father of the young man who lives here in Israel.”
- Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker: “Young Jews and Diplomats gathered in a museum built to honor their shared history, but had to escape fire and witness the murder of a young couple. As a Jew who led the construction of a museum dedicated to fighting intolerance and hatred, I know how sacred these places are and the trauma that this incident caused,” he said in a statement.
- Special Envoy’s Office for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff: “The horrible murder of two employees of the Israeli embassy last night was an act of anti -Semitic, tragic and meaningless terror. I still pray for the loved ones of the victims. This evil has no place in our world. Rest assured, justice will be done,” he said in an X post.
- Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro: “Next week, Yaron and Sarah were going to Jerusalem, where Yaron would make the marriage proposal. I proposed to Lori in Jerusalem, under Montefiore’s windmill, and we got married 28 years ago. Yaron and Sarah should have had the same opportunity – and a life together beyond as his killer interrupted. For each of us, ”posted Shapiro at X.
- Former Vice President Kamala Harris: “Doug and I prayed for the loved ones of Yaron and Sarah – two young Israeli diplomats murdered in what seems to be a shocking act of anti -Semitic violence. Support the whole Jewish community in condemnation of this disgusting violence. Anti -Semitism and violence have no place in our country. We must all unite and fight hatred,” he said at X.
- The former drummer Doug Emhoff: “The shocking murder of two young Israeli diplomats in Washington, DC is horrible, bleak and completely unacceptable. Jews must be able to gather without fear or violence. We will not be silent and we will never allow the anti -Semitic terror to defeat us. That the memory of Yaron and Sarah is a blessing,” he said in an X publication.
- Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer: “This disgusting shooting seems to be another horrible example of anti -Semitism that, as we know, is unbridled in our society,” he wrote.
With information from Reuters.
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