US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 21) condemned the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington.
Referring to the shooting as "horrible DC killings", Trump said that the incident was "based obviously on antisemitism". Sharing his condolences for the families of the victims, he said that "hatred and radicalism have no place in USA".
Also read | Two Israeli embassy employees shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington — antisemitism suspected
Rubio says, 'we will track those responsible'
Taking to X, Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the killings in the "strongest possible terms".
Calling the killings "a brazen act of cowardly, antisemitic violence," he vowed, "Make no mistake: we will track down those responsible and bring them to justice".
On X, FBI director Kash Patel confirmed that he has been briefed on the shooting and that they're working with the MPD "to respond and learn more". US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemned the killings as "senseless" and said they were being "actively" investigated.
Harming Jewish community “crossing a line”
Several nations have voiced their outrage over the killings.
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, called the shooting "depraved" and said, "The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. -- in which Israeli embassy employees were also injured – is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism."
"Harming diplomats and the Jewish community is crossing a red line.
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"We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives – everywhere in the world."
Meanwhile, Germany said it was 'shocked' by the ‘anti-Semitic violence’. On Thursday, Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that he was "shocked" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington. "There is no justification for anti-Semitic violence," he posted on X.
