Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence

After the DC shooting, both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups are failing

We still do not have definitive proof why the Capital Jewish Museum suspect, Elias Rodriguez, targeted the two Israeli embassy employees, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, at an event for Jewish diplomatic professionals. Regardless of his motives, Rodriguez’s act was a cold-blooded murder that should be condemned by all. But the current moment calls out for more than just condemnation; it also requires a serious measure of self-reckoning by bo…

Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence

Politically motivated violence in the contemporary United States is not an equivalent problem on both the left and the right.

Reducing American Antisemitism Requires More Than Condemning Opposition to Israel and Targeting Elite Universities

by David Mednicoff Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two recent events – the June 1, 2025, attack using Molotov cocktails to burn participants in a Boulder, Colorado, march supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza, and the murders of two Israeli embassy staffers, an American Jew and […]

A Double Standard on Terrorism: Guest Column – Family Council

In November 2022, Anderson Lee Aldrich killed five people and injured 25 others in a shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, CO. Aldrich identified as nonbinary, used they/them pronouns, had multiple violent encounters with law enforcement, threatened to kill Christians, and dabbled in the gay lifestyle. However, in a matter of hours, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and multiple other news outlets and commentators im…