US EditionTrump ramps up antisemitism crackdown following killings of Israeli Embassy staffers
- On May 22, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, employees of the Israeli Embassy, were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- The shooting occurred amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. Following the 2023 Hamas attack and Israel’s war in Gaza.
- The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old from Chicago, was arrested after reportedly shouting pro-Palestinian slogans and is charged with first-degree murder.
- U.S. President Donald Trump conveyed his profound condolences regarding the killings during a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, where they also discussed issues related to Iran and antisemitism.
- Following the murders, the Trump administration vowed to intensify the fight against antisemitism, especially on university campuses, including filing lawsuits against noncompliant schools.
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Rabbi Yaakov Menken on fatal D.C. shooting
The double murder of two Israelis in D.C. has both Jews and non-Jews disturbed. One America's Stella Escobedo spoke with Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Executive Vice President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, who addressed the broader issue of rising antisemitism.
‘Globalize the Intifada’ and the Evils of Left-Wing Political Violence » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Actions, we know, have consequences. And a committed Marxist’s cold-blooded murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night was the natural and inevitable consequence of a conscientious, years-long campaign to dehumanize Jews and ‘otherize’ all supporters of the world’s only Jewish state. Seriously, what did you think was going to happen? Some of President Donald Trump’s more colorful all-caps and exclamation mark-fil…
State Dept’s Bruce to Newsmax: Ivy League Breeds Bigots, Not Leaders
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told Newsmax on Thursday that Ivy League institutions are no longer producing leaders but “training bigots,” as she defended the Trump administration’s crackdown on elite universities in the wake of a deadly attack on Israeli Embassy staff in Washington. On “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Bruce criticized Ivy League universities, saying they have “failed our children” and are contributing to rising antisemitism i…
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