Ambassador Mike Huckabee Decries Antisemitism In Remembrance Of Israeli Staffers Killed In D.C.

During DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's visit to Israel, Ambassador Mike Huckabee remembered the two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in Washington, D.C.

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00:00Thank you, Minister.

00:08We're so very honored that the Secretary is here.

00:13To our knowledge, it is the first time that a Cabinet Secretary has been here on Yom Yerushalayim,

00:21a very significant day here in Jerusalem.

00:24And we're grateful for her presence and the fact that the President has asked her to come

00:29not only to be here to represent him and the United States,

00:34but also to offer personal condolences to the families of Yaron and Sarah.

00:41Their lives were taken from them last week.

00:44Their lives should have been celebrated this week

00:47as they were going to become engaged here in Israel and plan for a life together.

00:55Instead, because of an act of hateful terrorism,

00:59their lives were taken from them.

01:02But their memories will not be taken from any of us.

01:06And we should always be mindful that there are people who pay an incredible price

01:11to simply be Israelis and Jews.

01:16And it's why the United States must always stand.

01:19And it's why it's so very important that we welcome the Secretary here to the State of Israel

01:25as she comes to offer in person an extraordinary sense not just of condolences,

01:33but also a sense of confidence that the relationship between our nations will never waver

01:40or will it ever falter.

01:42And so, Madam Secretary, thank you.

01:45Thank you for being here in person, for identifying the United States back home.

01:52This is Memorial Day, which means we honor those who died giving their lives

01:57for the service of the United States and giving us our freedom.

02:00We come on this day to recognize that every day someone in the service of Israel

02:10falls in the battle to keep your nation free.

02:14We will not forget that.