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International Business Times
24-05-2025
- Politics
- International Business Times
Elias Rodriguez: DC Jewish Museum Shooter Has Links to Radical Socialist Groups Funded by Millionaire Chinese Sympathizer Neville Singham
The suspected terrorist who shot dead two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington on Wednesday is linked to radical socialist groups that receive funding from far-left Chinese sympathizer and millionaire, Neville Singham, and his activist wife, Jodie Evans. Elias Rodriguez, 31, who admitted to killing the couple near the Capital Jewish Museum while shouting "free, free Palestine," was part of the broader network through his involvement with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a communist political group that has been running presidential candidates since 2008. Rodriguez also raised $240 in 2018 via a GoFundMe campaign to join the March to Fight Poverty in Washington, D.C, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Suspicious Liaisons Rodriguez was also earlier active in protests and rallies around Chicago in 2017 and 2018 as part of the ANSWER Coalition, another far-left socialist group. The PSL and the ANSWER Coalition are both linked to the People's Forum, a nonprofit organization based in Manhattan that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, primarily through financial backing from Singham, 71. All three groups have taken part in anti-Israel demonstrations, and previous reports indicate that the People's Forum has placed several cadres at Columbia University, which has become a major hub for such protests. The People's Forum has reportedly received over $20 million in grant money from Singham, with a large portion funneled through the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, a fiscal sponsor, according to earlier reporting by The Post. Besides, the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, another group linked to organizations within Singham's network, publicly praised the killing of the Israeli diplomats in a post on X on Thursday. "What Elias Rodriguez did is the highest expression of anti-Zionism," a tweet from the group proclaimed. The Bronx Anti-War Coalition was founded by Dee Knight, a far-left socialist and pro-China advocate who has worked with the People's Forum, according to reports. Knight's latest book, "Befriending China: People to People Peacemaking", received advance praise from 70-year-old Jodie Evans, a prominent activist who advocates for stronger ties between the U.S. and China. "He reveals in so many ways that China is not our enemy, but has an abundance to share with us," wrote Evans, who has written her own book about embracing China in conjunction with Tricontental Insitute for Social Research, a Marxist think tank center funded by her husband and the Communist Party of China (CCP), according to the Network Contagion Research Institute. Singham at the Center of Controversy According to a report by the New Jersey-based think tank National Contagion Research Institute, Singham's son, Nate Singham, works as a researcher at the center. "The People's Forum... and ANSWER Coalition serve as the conduit through which CCP-affiliated entities have effectively co-opted pro-Palestinian activism in the US, advancing a broader anti-American, anti-democratic, and anti-capitalist agenda," according to NCRI's 2024 report, "Contagious Disruption: How CCP Influence and Radical Ideologies Threaten Critical Infrastructure and Campuses Across the United States." According to public records, donations to these extremist organizations are funneled through the Progress Unity Fund, a far-left fiscal sponsor. Singham, who is reportedly now living in Shanghai, is married to activist Jodie Evans, the founder of Code Pink—an anti-war women's group that has lately adopted a pro-China stance. Originally from Chicago, Singham previously served as the chairman of ThoughtWorks, an IT consulting firm he sold in 2017 for an estimated $785 million. He is known to be a socialist and a follower of Maoist ideology, and was formerly affiliated with the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, a Maoist organization, according to sources. Meanwhile, the PSL tried to distance from Rodriguez on Thursday, saying that his "brief association" with one of their branches ended in 2017. "We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL," the group told The Post Thursday. "We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it." Claudia de la Cruz, a socialist activist from the Bronx, was listed as the first president of the People's Forum in 2017 and ran for U.S. president in 2024 under the Party for Socialism and Liberation banner. During her campaign, De La Cruz raised close to $400,000. She stepped down from her leadership role at the nonprofit in 2023, according to federal records. Ben Becker, one of the party's founding members, is listed as a board member of Breakthrough Media—a nonprofit linked to the People's Forum and located at the same Midtown address, according to public documents. De La Cruz is also listed as a board member of Breakthrough Media in its 2023 federal filings.
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Israeli diplomat shooter had links to Neville Singham funded radical anti-Israel groups
The suspected terrorist charged with gunning down two Israeli embassy workers in Washington Wednesday is associated with radical socialist groups funded by the far-left Chinese sympathizer, millionaire Neville Singham and his activist wife Jodie Evans. Elias Rodriguez, 31, who allegedly confessed to killing the couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum and chanted 'free, free Palestine!' was part of that network through his association with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a Communist political organization that has fielded presidential candidates since 2008. In 2018, Rodriguez also raised $240 in a GoFundMe campaign to join the March to Fight Poverty in Washington DC and took part in demonstrations and protests around Chicago as a member of the ANSWER coalition around 2017 and 2018, another radical socialist group, according to the Anti-Defamation League. 6 Alleged DC shooter Elias Rodriguez was once affiliated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which backed its own candidates for US president since 2008. Katie Kalisher via Storyful Both the PSL and ANSWER Coalition are connected to People's Forum – a Manhattan-based non-profit which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party – through funding from Singham, 71. All three groups have been involved in anti-Israel protests, with the People's Forum having a cadre of operatives embedded at Columbia University — an epicenter of protest — according to previous reports. The People's Forum received more than $20 million in grants from Singham, much of it filtered through the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, a fiscal sponsor, as The Post has previously reported. Another group, the Bronx Antiwar Coalition is also connected to groups in Singham's orbit. The Bronx group applauded the murders of the Israeli diplomats on X Thursday. 'What Elias Rodriguez did is the highest expression of anti-Zionism,' a tweet from the group proclaimed. 6 Jodie Evans (L) and husband Neville Singham pictured at a 20th anniversary celebration of 'The Vagina Monologues' in 2018. Getty Images for V-Day The Bronx Anti-War Coalition was founded by Dee Knight, a radical socialist and pro-China activist, who has worked with People's Forum, according to reports. Knight's latest book, 'Befriending China: People to People Peacemaking,' garnered advance praise from Evans, 70, who lobbies for closer relations with China. 'He reveals in so many ways that China is not our enemy, but has an abundance to share with us,' wrote Evans, who has written her own book about embracing China in conjunction with Tricontental Insitute for Social Research, a Marxist think tank center funded by her husband and the Communist Party of China (CCP), according to the Network Contagion Research Institute. The research center employs Singham's son, Nate Singham, as a researcher, according to a report from the National Contagion Research Institute, a New Jersey-based think tank. 'The People's Forum… and ANSWER Coalition serve as the conduit through which CCP-affiliated entities have effectively co-opted pro-Palestinian activism in the US, advancing a broader anti-American, anti-democratic, and anti-capitalist agenda,' according to NCRI's 2024 report, 'Contagious Disruption: How CCP Influence and Radical Ideologies Threaten Critical Infrastructure and Campuses Across the United States.' Donations to the radical groups are filtered through Progress Unity Fund, a radical-left fiscal sponsor, according to public records. 6 Former presidential candidate Claudia de la Cruz stands at a lectern draped with a PSL flag. Getty Images 6 Abigail Disney, Jodie Evans and Neville Singham in 2016. WireImage Singham, who is now believed to be based in Shanghai, is married to activist Jodi Evans, founder of Code Pink, a women's anti-war group which has also taken a pro-China stance in recent years. Born in Chicago, Singham is former chair of ThoughtWorks, an IT consulting company which he sold for a reported $785 million in 2017. He is a socialist and Maoist, who was a former member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, a Maoist group, according to sources. He did not respond to The Post's request for comment, but previously told the New York Times: 'I categorically deny and repudiate any suggestion that I am a member of, work for, take orders from, or follow instructions of any political party or government or their representatives. 'I am solely guided by my beliefs, which are my long-held personal views.' On the GoFundMe page for the March to Fight Poverty, Rodriguez had said he was joining to protest US involvement in foreign wars after his father, a National Guardsman, was sent to Iraq when Rodriguez was 11 years old. When his father returned, Rodriguez was angry he had brought back a small Iraqi flag he ripped off a dead Iraqi's uniform. 6 The Party for Socialism and Liberalism has close ties to the People's Forum, a radical non-profit that organized anti-Israel demonstrations in Manhattan a day after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel. AFP via Getty Images 6 Suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez is charged with shooting two workers from the Israeli embassy at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. REUTERS 'I don't want to see another generation of Americans coming home from genocidal imperialist wars with trophies,' he wrote at the time. Meanwhile, the PSL tried to distance themselves from Rodriguez Thursday, saying his 'brief association' with a branch had ended in 2017. 'We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL,' the group told The Post Thursday. 'We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it.' Claudia de la Cruz, a Bronx-born socialist activist, is listed as the first president of People's Forum in 2017 and ran for president of the USA on the Party for Socialism and Liberation's ticket in 2024. De La Cruz, who raised nearly $400,000 during her presidential run, stepped down from the top position at the non-profit in 2023, according to federal filings. Ben Becker, a founding member of the party, is listed as a board member of Breakthrough Media, a non-profit affiliated with People's Forum which also shares its Midtown address, according to public records. De La Cruz is also listed as a board member of the media group on its federal filings for 2023.
