Europe EditionIsraeli Embassy suspect charged with murder of a foreign official
- Two Israeli Embassy staff members were fatally shot on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- The shooting occurred amid heightened tensions from Israel's war with Hamas, which began after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
- Suspect Elias Rodriguez, 31, from Chicago, opened fire on a group leaving an event, was detained by security, and chanted “Free, free Palestine” after arrest.
- The victims, Yaron Lischinsky from Israel and Sarah Milgrim from the United States, were a young couple engaged to be married, with Lischinsky planning to propose in Jerusalem the following week.
- Authorities charged Rodriguez with murder and called the killings an antisemitic act of terror that reflects ongoing threats to Israeli diplomats.
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Gunman Charged in Israeli Embassy Staff Shooting in Washington, D.C.
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have filed murder charges against the Chicago man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening. Elias Rodriguez made an appearance in federal court on Thursday afternoon. He may also face hate crime and terrorism charges and could face the death penalty if convicted.
"I Did It for Palestine," Said Man Accused of Killing Two Israeli Embassy Employees in the US
The man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington as they left a Jewish museum told police after his arrest, "I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza," federal authorities said Thursday as they announced criminal charges in the killings, which they called an act of targeted terrorism.
Trump speaks out after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington DC
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: FDA Says No Licenses for COVID-19 Vaccines for Many Americans Without Trial Data The FBI said it is investigating the killings as an ‘act of terror.’ Two members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were fatally shot just after 9 p.m. on May 21 while leaving an event at a Jewish museum. According to police, one suspect has been detained. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the…
Murdered Israeli embassy officials were supporters of D.C.’s LGBTQ synagogue
The two Israeli embassy officials who were shot to death outside D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening, May 21, were strong supporters of Bet Mishpachah, D.C.’s LGBTQ supportive synagogue, according to a statement it released. “We are especially devastated by the loss of our dear colleague and friend of Bet Mishpachah, Sarah Milgram, and her soon to be fiancé, Yaron Lischinsky,” the LGBTQ synagogue said in a May 22 statement. “Sarah was…
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