BERLIN (AP) 鈥 Global reactions poured in Thursday in the hours after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.
Authorities say the suspect yelled, .
The violence was condemned by world leaders. Here鈥檚 what they said:
What did U.S. President Donald Trump say?
鈥淭hese horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!鈥 Trump posted on social media early Thursday. 鈥淗atred and Radicalism have no place in the USA.鈥
What did Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say?
鈥檚 office said Thursday that he was 鈥渟hocked鈥 by the 鈥渉orrific, antisemitic鈥 shooting.
鈥淲e are witnessing the terrible price of antisemitism and wild incitement against Israel,鈥 he said in a statement.
What did U.S. Vice President JD Vance say?
Vance said 鈥渕y heart breaks鈥 for the victims. 鈥淎ntisemitic violence has no place in the United States,鈥 he wrote on social platform X.
What did former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris say?
鈥淚 stand with the entire Jewish community in condemning this sickening violence,鈥 she wrote on X. 鈥淎ntisemitism and violence have no place in our country. We all must come together and fight hatred.鈥
What did Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, say?
鈥淚t is just a horrific tragedy, an act of terror, and another way in which we have to recognize Jewish people all over the world are being singled out for these kind of horrible attacks,鈥 Huckabee said in an interview on Fox & Friends.
Huckabee went on to push back against critics of Israel鈥檚 execution of the war in Gaza, blaming Hamas for the war dragging on.
鈥淲e鈥檝e got a lot of ignorant, idiotic people who don鈥檛 seem to understand the difference between right and wrong,鈥 Huckabee said. 鈥淚t shouldn鈥檛 be that complicated.鈥
What did British Prime Minister Keir Starmer say?
Starmer said 鈥渁ntisemitism is an evil we must stamp out wherever it appears. My thoughts are with their colleagues, family and loved ones, and as always, I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community.鈥
Starmer鈥檚 spokesperson said the government has 鈥渙ffered its full support to the Israeli embassy in London.鈥
In April, a man carrying a knife Israel鈥檚 London embassy. Abdullah Sabah Albadri was charged with a terrorism offense.
This month five Iranian men were arrested over an alleged plot to attack the embassy. They were later released, and police say the investigation is continuing.
What did French President Emmanuel Macron say?
Macron says he has reached out to his Israeli counterpart after the killings in what the French leader called 鈥渁n antisemitic attack.鈥
Jean-No毛l Barrot, France鈥檚 foreign minister, called it 鈥渁n abhorrent act of antisemitic barbarity” and said “nothing can justify such violence.”
France鈥檚 government on Thursday instructed police and military officials to put 鈥渧isible and dissuasive鈥 security in place around Jewish sites.
The instructions were issued by Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau and published by his ministry. The minister said security should be reinforced around Jewish sites 鈥 he specified synagogues, schools, shops, media and cultural events 鈥 following the shooting.
鈥淭he measures put in place 鈥 should be visible and dissuasive,鈥 his instructions to police and defense officials said. 鈥淚 know I can count on your mobilization.鈥
What did German Chancellor Friedri
ch Merz say?
Merz, in a post on X, said he was 鈥渟hocked鈥 by the news.
鈥淥ur thoughts are with their families,” Merz wrote. “At this stage we must assume an anti-Semitic motive. I condemn this heinous act in the strongest possible terms.鈥
What did Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani say?
Italy strongly condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the Israeli government and victims.
鈥淎ntisemitic violence that is the child of hatred against Jews is not acceptable and must be stopped,鈥 Tajani said in a statement.
He said Italy was committed to fighting all forms of hatred and discrimination and promoting 鈥渁 culture of respect and peaceful coexistence through education, remembrance and the firm defense of human rights.鈥
What did Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, say?
鈥淭here is and should be no place in our societies for hatred, extremism, or antisemitism. I extend my condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Israel,鈥 Kallas, EU foreign policy chief, said.
What did the Czech Republic’s foreign ministry say?
The Czech Foreign Ministry said it 鈥渃ondemns the vile antisemitic attack.”
It added: 鈥淥ur heartfelt condolences go to the families and loved ones of the victims.”
What did South Korea鈥檚 Foreign Ministry say?
鈥淭he government of the Republic of Korea expresses deep concern over the occurrence of a barbaric criminal act, which cannot be justified under any circumstances,鈥 the ministry said.
What did Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenergard say?
“This act of violence is yet another horrifying example of why hate and antisemitism must never be normalized,” she wrote on X.
