Speaker Johnson And Leader Jeffries Host House Memorial Vigil For Sarah Milgrim And Yaron Lischinsky

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: Israel's Ambassador to the United States Michael Leiter speaks "But turned pain into perseverance. Angst into action. Hopelessness into hopefulness. Sarah and Yaron, believe that America and Israel each hold a unique place in the world. They saw America as the shining city on the hill. And Israel is a light unto the nations. But Sarah and Yaron did not just preach these values. They lived by them. We have too many high sounding words, Abigail wrote to John, and to few actions that correspond them. Ladies and gentlemen, our mourning must not end in words alone. Let it awaken in us a fierce defense of what we hold dear. Of the virtues that guided the founders of both our great nations. We must demand and tirelessly endeavor for the release of our hostages kidnaped by Hamas and held in their dungeons. We must not hesitate to condemn those calling for violence against Jews, and against all those lovers of Zion. The intifada has been globalized, and like Orwell's 1984. Free, Free Palestine means death, death, Israel" as Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and members of Congress listen during a memorial vigil hosted by Johnson and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) outside of the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The vigil was held for two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, who were shot and killed as they left the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 21. (Footage by Alex Wong/Getty Images)