Global leaders condemned Wednesday’s deadly shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, calling it an antisemitic attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the couple was “murdered in cold blood” and blamed “wild incitement against Israel.” The Israeli foreign ministry lowered flags to half-mast worldwide.
Following the horrific terror attack in Washington, D.C., in which our colleagues Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were murdered, Israeli flags at the Foreign Ministry and at missions around the world have been lowered to half-mast in mourning.
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 22, 2025
We are heartbroken. 💔… pic.twitter.com/f0ziWwaoCt
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said antisemitism must be stamped out “wherever it appears,” and the UK has offered support to the Israeli embassy in London. French President Emmanuel Macron said he reached out to Israel’s leadership, calling the killings “an antisemitic attack.”
I thoroughly condemn the antisemitic attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 22, 2025
Antisemitism is an evil we must stamp out wherever it appears.
My thoughts are with their colleagues, family and loved ones, and, as always, I stand in solidarity with the Jewish…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also condemned the shooting, adding, “At this stage we must assume an antisemitic motive.” The investigation continues in Washington.
