NAPABA Statement in Response to the Shooting in Washington, DC

For Immediate Release: 
Date: May 22, 2025 

 NAPABA Statement in Response to the Shooting in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON - Last night, mere hours after the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) completed its annual Lobby Day event and only a few blocks away in Washington, DC, an individual shot and killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy outside of the Capital Jewish Museum. According to press reports, the two diplomats, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, attended a reception hosted by the American Jewish Committee and focused on humanitarian diplomacy. Federal law enforcement described the shooting as anti-Semitic violence.

NAPABA mourns the loss of two young lives and unequivocally condemns this act of hate. We stand with the Jewish American community and with the families of the victims.

The conflict in the Middle East and the resulting humanitarian devastation are a tragedy.  But we must not forget our common humanity. The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community is no stranger to hate—whether in the form of anti-Asian hate, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, white supremacy, or any other act of bigotry. Hate must be rejected in all its forms, and our work to eradicate hate continues.

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The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) represents the interests of over 80,000 Asian Pacific American (APA) legal professionals and nearly 90 national, state, and local APA bar associations. NAPABA is a leader in addressing civil rights issues confronting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Through its national network, NAPABA provides a strong voice for increased diversity of the federal and state judiciaries, advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and promotes the professional development of people of all backgrounds in the legal profession.