--- title: "Jewish Museum Killings, Antisemitism or a welcome distraction for Israel’s benefit??" type: "post" post_id: "9858" slug: "jewish-museum-killings-antisemitism-or-a-welcome-distraction-for-israels-benefit" canonical: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/05/22/jewish-museum-killings-antisemitism-or-a-welcome-distraction-for-israels-benefit/" markdown_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/05/22/jewish-museum-killings-antisemitism-or-a-welcome-distraction-for-israels-benefit.md" json_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/05/22/jewish-museum-killings-antisemitism-or-a-welcome-distraction-for-israels-benefit.json" txt_url: "https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/05/22/jewish-museum-killings-antisemitism-or-a-welcome-distraction-for-israels-benefit.txt" published: "2025-05-22T23:08:55+00:00" modified: "2025-05-22T23:08:55+00:00" author: "penny2" categories: - "Uncategorized" tags: - "Israel" - "US" site_name: "PFYT2" publisher: "" language: "en-US" generator: "easyPress Markdown" generator_version: "1.0.6" --- **I’m going with welcome distraction. That’s how I’m seeing it. We have two victims, a shooter AND a narrative of antisemitic hatred. But the narrative doesn’t seem to fit the facts. Fact below and as always you decide.** ###### **Keep these realities in mind** - **Keeping in mind the IDF shot at a bunch of diplomats yesterday in Gaza.** - **I[srael has been on an increasingly brutal killing spree in Gaza- with statements being made that lay bare Israel’s intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza.](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-prime-minister-refuses-to-end-war-vows-full-reoccupation-of-gaza/3575586)** - [**Israel has not been allowing desperately needed aid into Gaza**](https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/conditions-in-gaza-are-the-slowest-possible-death-you-can-inflict/) > “**Its a complete lack of any water, of any food, of anything that would sustain life. This is literal starvation. It’s to the point that my family cries to us and just says, ‘Why? Why don’t they just kill us at this point? It’s too much, we can’t survive.’ Its the slowest possible death that you can inflict on somebody.”** ###### Sarah Milgrim & Yaron Lischinsky > Yaron Lischinsky was the other Israeli Embassy staff member murdered in Washington, DC. He was brilliant and kind. A devout Christian and a gifted linguist, he spoke German, Hebrew, and Japanese. > He was excited about the future, and fiancée Sarah Milgram were building together. [pic.twitter.com/I9zbiBerod](https://t.co/I9zbiBerod) > > — jerrynmn1 (@jerrynmn12) [May 22, 2025](https://x.com/jerrynmn12/status/1925573335125029015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > **Sarah Milgram, a Kansas City girl, and Yaron Lishinsky, a devout Christian** > **Yaron, `a Christian` and IDF veteran, dedicated his life to defending Israel’s values. `Sarah, through her work with Tech2Peace, built bridges of friendship between Israelis and Palestinians. `Both served as peacemakers in their own right.** > We grieve the heartbreaking loss of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram, two Israeli Embassy employees murdered outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. just last night. > > Yaron, a Christian and IDF veteran, dedicated his life to defending Israel’s values. Sarah,… [pic.twitter.com/XSKqBXKlsZ](https://t.co/XSKqBXKlsZ) > > — U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA) (@USIEducation) [May 22, 2025](https://x.com/USIEducation/status/1925590089184244097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [**Two Christians committed to peace and humanitarian work**](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-05-22/israeli-embassy-workers-sarah-milgrim-yaron-lischinsky-killed-jewish-museum) **Several organizations have described Lischinsky and Milgrim as being committed to peace and humanitarian aid work. Kalin said many of the people at the museum event were — and will continue to be.** ***“This act of violence just makes me want to build bridges even stronger. I think we need to strengthen the coalition. We need more Muslims, we need more Christians, we need more Israelis, we need more Palestinians,”*** Kalin said. “***We need people that believe that peace is the answer — and that hate and violence isn’t going to solve this issue.”*** **When the narrative doesn’t match the reality.[. We have a problem. Trump has been out there promoting a false narrative](https://time.com/7287941/rise-of-antisemitism-political-violence-in-united-states/)– He started immediately this morning**– **Neo Con Rubio has been promoting the same story line- but it simply doesn’t fit the known facts.** > President Donald [Trump said](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114549529250052858): *“These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!* > Secretary of State [Marco Rubio referred](https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1925406717547819327) to the shootings as a *“brazen act of cowardly, antisemitic violence”*