Deadly DC shooting was 'too close for every Jew in America,' activist says

The fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers has left the American Jewish neighborhood reeling after more than a year of surging antisemitism Yuval David a filmmaker and Jewish activist who lives in Washington D C described Fox News Digital that the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were too close by for every Jew in America I was very close by in Washington D C and the thing is even though I was just merely blocks away this is too close by for every Jew in America David noted This is our nation's capital Jews now have increased defense at our businesses at Jewish schools at Jewish synagogues and it shows us that whatever increased safety we have is not enough because two people were murdered last night SHOOTING AT CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS RISING WAVE OF ANTI-JEWISH HATE CRIMESDavid met Lischinsky just one day before he and his soon-to-be fianc e were gunned down outside the Capital Jewish Museum The Jewish activist stated Fox News Digital that the two discussed Islamism in the West something David was addressing on a panel at the conference While the attack took place at a Jewish institution one of the sufferers Lischinsky was not Jewish David pointed this out saying that all it takes to be at menace is for someone to be perceived as Jewish He added that far too various people have ignored the dangers of antisemitism There is something terribly wrong This pandemic of Jew hatred has been spreading in this country and around the world for several years and far too plenty of people ignored it he noted ISRAELI AMBASSADOR CONNECTS EMBASSY STAFFERS' SLAYING TO 'VERY IMPORTANT' BIGGER PICTUREThe Jewish activist explained that he experienced antisemitism in the nation s capital long before Lischinsky and Milgrim were fatally shot According to the ADL s annual antisemitism audit for David is far from the only one The organization recorded antisemitic incidents in Washington D C throughout I personally have been yelled at have been spit at here in Washington D C on the streets of our nation's capital And I speak out about it very openly as I address this ever-increasing antisemitism anti-Jewish racism anti-Jewish hatred anti-Jewish bigotry which seems in the haters' minds to be justified when they call it anti-Israel or anti-Zionism David is urging Americans to realize that the hatred and attacks go beyond the Jewish population they are also attacks on the U S Various people are saying America next but it's clear that America's not next it's happening here right now David commented