US EditionTwo Israeli Embassy Staffed Killed in Antisemitic Shooting Outside DC Jewish Museum
- On Wednesday evening, two employees of the Israeli Embassy, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were fatally wounded outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- The attack followed their exit from an event at the museum and involved suspect Elias Rodriguez, who was seen pacing before opening fire and was detained by event security.
- Rodriguez, a 31-year-old from Chicago, shouted 'Free, free Palestine' in custody and indicated he committed the shooting using a handgun he revealed to officers.
- Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said the couple was engaged to be married with a ring recently purchased, and leaders including President Trump and Israel’s president condemned the antisemitic attack.
- The shooting underscores rising antisemitism amid heightened tensions from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and prompted increased security and legal response in Washington.
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Statement from AFP President and CEO Emily Seidel on the Antisemitic Terror Attack in Washington, DC - Americans for Prosperity
ARLINGTON, VA – AFP President and CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement in response to the horrific antisemitic terror attack that occurred overnight in Washington, DC: “We are horrified and saddened by the antisemitic murders of two Israeli Embassy aides in our nation’s capital. Hatred and bigotry are antithetical to everything Americans for Prosperity stands for, and the rampant antisemitism we’ve seen sweep over our country in the l…
Israel accuses Europe of 'antisemitic incitement' after Washington shooting
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of "toxic antisemitic incitement" he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington took place.
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