Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says security will be stepped up at Israeli embassies around the world, after two Israeli embassy staff members were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC.
In a statement by his office, Netanyahu says he’s “shocked by the horrifying antisemitic murder,” adding that he was updated on the details by the Israeli ambassador to the US and by US Attorney General Pam Bondi, the latter of whom said America will bring the murderer to justice.
Netanyahu thanks Bondi and US President Donald Trump “for standing clearly against antisemitism.”
“We are witnessing the terrible price of antisemitism and the wild incitement against the State of Israel,” Netanyahu says. “The blood libels against Israel are costing us blood and must be fought relentlessly.”
He adds: “My heart aches with the families of the young couple, whose lives were cut short by a despicable antisemitic murderer. I have ordered security arrangements to be boosted in Israeli diplomatic missions around the world and around representatives of the state.”
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