US EditionTwo Israeli Embassy Staffed Killed in Antisemitic Shooting Outside DC Jewish Museum
- On Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C., two employees of the Israeli Embassy, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were fatally shot near the Jewish Museum.
- Elias Rodriguez, a Chicago resident, was observed walking nervously near the museum prior to the shooting, after which he confronted the victims as they were leaving and began shooting.
- Rodriguez was detained by event security after entering the museum and chanted "Free, free Palestine" while in custody, and he led officers to the handgun he used.
- Officials characterized the shootings as motivated by antisemitism, with President Trump urging a stop to such hate-fueled violence and Israeli President Herzog similarly condemning the attacks.
- The shooting has shaken the embassy and wider community, with authorities prosecuting the case and emphasizing unity against antisemitism and terrorism in Washington and beyond.
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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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