India quickly condemns the slaughter of anti -Semitic DC while the relationship with Israel is closer
The Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, S Jaishankar, sentenced the murder of two young Israeli diplomats on Thursday to Washington, DC, “in the strongest terms” and said that “the authors should be brought to justice”.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and colleagues”, Jaishankar said.
“Thank you, dear friend!” The Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, replied via social media.
Indian and Israeli foreign ministers discussed Wednesday evening murder by Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, would have declared by a 30-year-old pro-Hammas activist named Elias Rodriguez.
Lischinsky and Milgrim, a couple On the verge of engaging, they were both employed by the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Lischinsky, a Christian with double Israeli and German citizenship, had worked as a research assistant at the embassy for several years. Milgrim was Jewish. She grew up in Kansas and joined the Israeli Embassy in DC in November 2023.
A man identified as Rodriguez, a Chicago resident, was spotted Hiding in front of the Jewish museum of the capital before opening fire on a small group of people who emerged from a reception for young diplomats held inside. Lischinsky and Milgrim were affected by the flying and killed outlaw volley.
Rodriguez would have entered the Jewish museum of the capital to be placed in police custody, singing “free and free Palestine” and dropping a Kffiyeh, The scarf which has become associated with Palestinian terrorism. The FBI is investigator Its links with distant and pro-Palestinian groups. He was charge With two first degree murder leaders on Thursday.
Israel and India have developed close friendship in recent years, including a military partnership. When India responded to a horrible attack on terrorists based in Pakistan this month prominent Among the weapons they used. India is also a dedicated customer for Israeli radar systems and guided weapons by precision.
The authors of the attack, identified by India as an Islamist gang called Lashkar-E-Taiba, would have declared questioned Their victims by asking them questions about Muslim religious writings and killed them when they could not answer properly. A Muslim civilian was killed In the attack, a heroic pony operator who tried to master one of the highly armed terrorists.
Israel strongly supported India’s response to the atrocity of cashmere. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said He was “deeply saddened” by “the barbaric terrorist attack” against the Haven de Pahalgam tourism of the cashmere, and supported the right of India to respond.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Israel is with India in its fight against terrorism,” said Netanyahu.
Pakistani officials were furious by the alliance between Israel and India, denunciation Their friendship as a “axis of occupation” and comparing the presence of India in the disputed province of cashmere at the “occupation” of Israel of the Palestinians.
The spokesperson for the Indian Foreign Ministry, Randir Jaiswal, Thursday called The Washington terrorist, DC, attacks “deeply shocking”.
“The officials of this odious act must be brought to justice. The security and security of diplomatic personnel are essential,” he said.
THE Hindustan time reported India plans to ask US officials more security for their diplomats and embassy in Washington. A high -level Indian delegation is expected to visit Washington in June, and the Indian Foreign Ministry is concerned about threats to their security by Khalistani separatists.
“The security of our diplomats is a sensitive question. We are looking closely after that happened to the two officials of the Israeli embassy,” said one of the Hindustan Times’ Sources.
