'It is difficult to take a person’s life. Religiously, a sin is a sin' says father of Yaron Lischinsky, murdered in a shooting attack last May in Washington DC alongside his partner, Sarah Milgrim; the killer said he did it 'for Palestine, Gaza'Sharon Kidon|Updated: Related TopicsDaniel Lischinsky, father of Israeli embassy employee Yaron Lischinsky, 30, who was murdered in a shooting attack last May alongside his partner, Sarah Milgrim, 26, spoke with ynet on Tuesday about the complexity of prosecutors’ demand to seek the death penalty for the terrorist.“It is difficult to take a person’s life. Religiously, a sin is a sin. He certainly deserves punishment and to pay for what he did, but thank God it is not me who has to decide what punishment,” the bereaved father told the ynet studio.2 View gallery Israeli embassy employees Yaron Lischinsky and his partner Sara Milgrim were murdered outside the Jewish Museum in Washington DC Although he was not Jewish, Yaron immigrated to Israel at age 16 from Nuremberg, Germany, and settled in Jerusalem. Since September 2022, he had worked as a research assistant in the political department of the Israeli Embassy in Washington. He met Sarah while they were both working at the embassy, and the two planned to marry in Israel.“It is still very hard for us,” Daniel said, “but we are trying to move forward in life.”2 View gallery Flowers near the scene of the attack (Photo: Anna Moneymaker /Getty Images/AFP)Referring to his family’s faith, he added: “Yes, we have no choice. Only the strength from above, the strength from God. It is always difficult when people talk about the death penalty. We know there are people who support it and people who oppose it. I’m glad I’m not the one who has to decide.”The killer said he did it “for Palestine,” and yet you feel uneasy?