Two young people, Israeli Embassy employees in the prime of life, were killed in a brazen terrorist attack in Washington, and there’s a lot of blame to go around. Press, policymakers and podcasters, among others, have demonized the Jewish state. Many have repackaged the age-old blood libel, depicting Israel as uniquely evil. Violence was, and is, the inevitable outcome of their lies.
Indeed, violence is what many of them want. For those who are willing to listen, they even say as much.
On Wednesday night, two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum during a Young Diplomats Reception hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were about to embark on a life together. Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said Mr. Lischinsky, an Israeli Christian who was part of the embassy’s public diplomacy team, had recently bought an engagement ring.
(Read the rest of CAMERA’s May 22, 2025 Op-Ed at the Washington Times)