The remains of Jaron Lisinski, an Israeli embassy employee fatally shot in a hate crime in Washington, D.C., are scheduled to return to Israel on Friday, officials have stated.
His family and representatives from the Israeli Foreign Ministry will meet his body upon arrival at a private airport before proceeding to the burial site.
Lisinski, along with his colleague and fiancée, Sarah Milgrim, was reportedly shot by 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez just outside the Capitol Jewish Museum shortly after 9 PM on Wednesday.
Reports indicate Rodriguez shouted “free, free Palestine” after the shooting, and he allegedly confessed to officers, saying, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”
The museum, which hosted events for the American Jewish Commission, became the scene of this tragic incident.
David Goldenberg, the Midwest Regional Director at the Prevention League, remarked that Israel is urging an end to military action. He emphasized that stating “free Palestine” isn’t inherently anti-Semitic.
He further commented on the necessity of leadership in addressing anti-Semitic chants at protests, stressing the importance of making clear that such sentiments shouldn’t be tolerated.
According to LinkedIn, Lisinski had been serving as a research assistant within the embassy’s political division since September 2022. Milgrim has been involved in public diplomacy at the embassy since November 2023, with degrees from the University of Kansas and American University.
