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FBI investigating Israeli Embassy staffers’ slayings as ‘act of terror’
- Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, is accused of fatally shooting a pair of Israeli Embassy employees on Wednesday evening at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- Rodriguez entered the museum during an event featuring leaders from 30 embassies and was detained after chanting "Free, free Palestine," with authorities suspecting he acted alone.
- The victims, Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli research assistant, and Sarah Milgrim, an American embassy employee, were preparing to get engaged with Lischinsky having purchased a ring this week.
- On Thursday morning, FBI agents conducted a raid on Rodriguez’s residence in Chicago, deploying around 10 marked vehicles and armed personnel, while his employer AOIA denounced the "horrific crime" and expressed their willingness to assist with the investigation.
- The shooting drew condemnation from groups like CAIR and calls for equitable attention to all victims of violence amid ongoing regional conflicts, highlighting complex political tensions involved.
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A Statement from the Town of Hingham - Hingham Anchor
Town of Hingham May 23, 2025 by The Town of Hingham Last night, two staff members of the Israeli embassy were murdered at an American Jewish Committee (AJC) event in Washington, D.C. This horrific act did not occur in a vacuum; it happened against a backdrop of hate. There is no room for this kind of hate anywhere in America. We must speak up with a clear and loud voice that this type of heinous act will never be acceptable. We must be brave …
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