Kristi Noem lands in Israel days after DC embassy killings – Washington Examiner
Homeland security Secretary Kristi Noem visited israel over Memorial Day weekend, following the tragic shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. The visit was at the request of President Donald Trump. Upon her arrival,Noem was welcomed by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz and took a moment to pray for the deceased staffers,Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. She also visited the Western Wall, expressing solidarity with Israel in the visitors’ book.
During her trip, Noem met with Israeli Prime Minister benjamin Netanyahu, conveying unwavering support for Israel and discussing the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The discussions included gratitude for Netanyahu’s border policies and strategy to combat Hamas as Israel continues its military campaign. the investigation into the shooting of the embassy staffers is being treated as a hate crime and an act of terrorism, with the suspect charged with multiple counts, including first-degree murder.
Kristi Noem lands in Israel days after DC embassy killings
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Israel over Memorial Day weekend at the behest of President Donald Trump, a visit that follows shortly after the shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.
Noem landed in the Jewish nation earlier Sunday, where she was greeted by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz and said a prayer for the two embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were killed on Wednesday evening outside a museum in Washington. Noem then visited the Western Wall, a holy site, writing in the visitors’ book that “Israel is the chosen people, and the United States stands by you.”
The homeland security secretary also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Sunday night, where Noem expressed “unwavering support for the Prime Minister and the State of Israel,” according to Netanyahu’s office. The prime minister’s office noted that the pair discussed the war in Gaza, with Noem showing “great appreciation for the Prime Minister’s policy of building a fence along the Egyptian border and for his conduct of the war.”
Israel has kept up its military campaign in Gaza as Netanyahu has continuously called for the elimination of Hamas and the return of all remaining hostages before agreeing to a permanent ceasefire. Also part of his ceasefire demands is the implementation of Trump’s plan for the United States to take control of the strip.
The visit comes shortly after Lischinsky and Milgrim, two Israeli Embassy staffers who were set to be engaged, were shot and killed outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington. The suspect in the shooting, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and the murder of foreign officials, among other charges. The shooting is also being investigated as a hate crime and a “crime of terrorism,” according to Jeanine Pirro, the new interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
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