Netanyahu attends DC memorial for slain Israeli embassy workers, affixes new mezuzah

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

A memorial plaque for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US who were killed in a terror attack, at an event attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, July 10, 2025. (Prime Minister’s Office)
A memorial plaque for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US who were killed in a terror attack, at an event attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, July 10, 2025. (Prime Minister’s Office)

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Israeli embassy in the US for a memorial service for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two employees who were murdered in a terror attack in May.

With Milgrim’s parents and Lischinsky’s siblings present, Netanyahu signs a memorial book and speaks with the relatives.

Lischinsky’s parents watch the proceedings on Zoom.

Netanyahu unveils a memorial plaque with a photograph of the two victims, then affixes a new mezuzah.

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