Addressing the International Holocaust Remembrance Minister’s Conference in Jerusalem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by video. He wants it to be known that the United States stands with the Jewish people and that he makes no distinction between hatred of Israel and of the Jewish people and Israel. Here is the heart of his remarks (full video below):
Earlier this year I stood beside Foreign Minister Sa’ar at the Yad Vashem memorial. I remembered the millions of Jews who were slaughtered, and reflected on the meaning of the words, “Never again.” The importance of those words [was] brought home to every American last week when Yaron Lischinski and Sarah Milgrim were murdered in cold blood outside of the Capital Jewish museum here in Washington D.C. Yaron was a Christian, born in Germany, who came to love the Jewish state. Sarah was from Kansas and loved Yaron. They dreamed of marrying in Jerusalem; instead they were cut down in cold blood by a monster who did not care about Yaron’s faith or Sarah‘s background. We should never forget that as he was being arrested after killing two innocents, who he believed were Jews, the murderer proudly screamed, “Free, free Palestine,” words that serve as a battle cry for the death of Jews, the destruction of Israel and the horrors we must never again allow.
There can be no compromise with antisemitism. There can be no nuanced separation of hatred of Israel and hatred of the Jewish people. Those who called to boycott Israel are calling for the boycott of their Jewish neighbors and classmates. Those who call for violence against Israelis are calling for violence against Jews. Those who call for the destruction of Israel are calling for the destruction of the Jewish people. That is why as we extend our prayers to Yaron and Sarah‘s loved ones we must stand in solidarity with Israel. There can be no coexistence with evil. There can be no nuance to hatred.
Under President Trump the United States will stand with the Jewish people. We have implemented a vigorous new visa policy that will prevent foreign nationals from coming to the United States to foment hatred against our Jewish community. We are holding international organizations and nations accountable for rhetoric against Israel that resurfaces in the manifesto of monsters like Yaron and Sarah‘s killer.
Powerful words. Do they mean that the Trump administration will reject another phony deal with the mad mullahs of Iran whose eternal wish is to complete Hitler’s project with the Little Satan and move on to the Great Satan?
In his remarks to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (@TheIHRA) Minister’s Conference currently being held in Jerusalem, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio @SecRubio thanked Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar @gidonsaar for the invitation and expressed regret for not… pic.twitter.com/aaZbCIaFZN
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 28, 2025
Also to be noted is the presence of Secretary Noem and Ambassador Huckabee at the memorial for Yaron and Sarah in Jerusalem this past Monday.
This morning at the Foreign Ministry, FM @gidonsaar held a memorial ceremony in honor of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, together with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, @Sec_Noem and U.S Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee @USAmbIsrael.
Thank you Secretary Noem and… pic.twitter.com/zWRD6aWk45
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 26, 2025
