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Identifying who will go from anger to violence is like "trying to find which piece of hay is going to become a needle," one expert said.
WASHINGTON—A man who shouted “Free Palestine!” fatally shot two Israeli Embassy staffers near a Jewish museum in downtown Washington in what law enforcement believe was an act of targeted violence.The suspected gunman,
A day after a man with a history of pro-Palestinian activism shot two Israeli Embassy workers — a couple on the cusp of becoming engaged — many in the community are still processing what happened.
The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were a couple about to become engaged, said Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter.
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Religion News Service on MSNTwo Israeli embassy staffers killed in shooting outside Capital Jewish Museum in WashingtonMetropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said the suspect, who she identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, entered the museum and was detained by security for the event. He chanted “Free,
The phrase “where Jews belong” ignited fiery pushback online. “‘Where Jews belong?’ Jews belong where anyone and everyone else belongs, you vile f--ks,” commentator Joanne Mason wrote to her more than 30,000 followers on X.
New details are emerging about the shooting that killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in D.C. outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect is charged with first-degree murder.
Suspect Elias Rodriguez, 31, allegedly shouted “Free, free Palestine” after the Wednesday night's deadly shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C.