Jamie Raskin Decries The 'Grievous Antisemitic Murderer' Of Two Israeli Embassy Staffers

At a press briefing, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke about the killings of two Israeli Embassy Staff members outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.

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00:00Thank you very much. It's now my honor to turn over to my colleague, Jamie Raskin.

00:08I'm Jamie Raskin. I represent Maryland's 8th District, which is Montgomery County, Maryland, just next door.

00:16We've come to express our sorrow, our horror, our shock, and our outrage

00:23at the grievous anti-Semitic murder of these two beautiful young people.

00:30We've come to express our sympathy and our solidarity with their families and their friends,

00:36with everyone who has been affected by this nightmare.

00:42There is no justification ever for murder. There is no justification ever for terrorism.

00:50And we must stand unified as a community against the horror that just took place in the capital city yesterday.

01:02Anti-Semitism is a threat to Jewish people everywhere.

01:09It's a threat to other people everywhere.

01:11And anti-Semitism is the gateway to destruction of pluralism and democracy all over the world.

01:23So we must stand strong against this poison.

01:27And we must stand with the victims of anti-Semitism

01:32and every other form of racism and bigotry on Earth.

01:39And I just want to thank my colleagues from out of town who have decided to stay here

01:45in order to come to make this statement as Congress adjourns.

01:50And I want to thank Brad Schneider and Jerry Nadler for their leadership of the Jewish Caucus.