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Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Days after gunshots and death, Capital Jewish Museum reopens with purpose
With faith leaders, city officials and supporters crowding into the sun-splashed glass lobby Thursday morning, the Capital Jewish Museum reopened after it was the scene of a violent killing last week. A Chicago man shot and killed Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, on May 21 as they were leaving an event for young diplomats at the museum, located at the corner of Third and F streets NW. Elias Rodriguez, 31, was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and murder of foreign officials. According to an affidavit filed in federal court, Rodriguez told police, 'I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.'
Fox News
3 days ago
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- Fox News
DANNY DANON: UN officials fueling blood libels after DC terror attack on Israeli diplomats
Print Close By Danny Danon Published May 28, 2025 The U.N.'s libel has led to bloodshed. The blood of a beautiful young couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who worked together at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The couple were deeply in love, with Yaron secretly planning to propose to Sarah this week in Jerusalem. FROM CAMPUS PROTESTS TO DEADLY VIOLENCE: ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFF MURDERED IN DC Instead of a wedding, their families planned a funeral, after a deranged terrorist gunned them both down in an antisemitic assassination on two Israeli diplomats on American soil, while screaming "Free Palestine" as they were leaving an event for young diplomats outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The event was organized by the American Jewish Committee, one of the country's most reputable Jewish human rights agencies, and the event itself was centered on finding ways to facilitate humanitarian aid to Gaza. This abhorrent act of terrorism did not take place in a vacuum. It took place days after one of the U.N.'s senior-most officials, Tom Fletcher, falsely accused Israel of genocide and falsely asserted that 14,000 Gazan children were on the verge of starving to death within 48 hours. Since then, Fletcher has failed to offer any apology or clarification, and two Israeli diplomats are dead. SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER His claim, a lie detached from reality, was beamed across social media and plastered on news headlines – and undoubtedly inflamed individuals looking for an excuse to attack Jews and Israelis. Fletcher's lie has since been exposed, and some news outlets offered retractions, but those retractions do not put the bullets back in the gun. They will not bring back Yaron and Sarah, and they will not undo the violent damage done by those who so callously slander the Middle East's only democracy without a second thought. Last week was a stark reminder of where demonization and fanning the flames of hate can lead: to violence inflicted on innocent people by deranged lunatics, who are emboldened by the blood libels chanted on our college campuses and in august institutions like the U.N.'s Security Council. The UN's antisemitism problem, though, is not just confined to Fletcher. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Another well-known official, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, regularly and with impunity, promotes antisemitic tropes and condones terrorism. When Albanese is not touring college campuses to spread hatred, she is using her elevated platform to compare Israelis to the Nazis, distort the events of the Holocaust, propagate conspiracies about Jewish power and minimize the horrific events of October 7, 2023. History will judge the U.N. if it allows such blood libels to continue to go unchecked. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Israel will not stop fighting for the release of all of our hostages still held in brutal captivity by Hamas, the terrorist organization that triggered this war on Oct. 7, 2023. We will also continue to expose the blinding hatred and shameless ambition that appear to be driving some of these U.N. individuals who forget how this war started. Print Close URL
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Was the shooting of Israeli embassy staff at Jewish museum a false flag?
Following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, DC, last week, some social media users claimed the incident was a 'false flag' because of when and where it happened. 'So you're telling me two Israeli diplomats got killed across the street from an FBI field office outside a Jewish museum that had *closed* 4 hours earlier,' said a May 22 X post. 'And one day after Israel fired at European diplomats and Europe was talking sanctions and you don't think it's a false flag?' Other X posts similarly speculated about the deadly shooting on May 21. The 'false flag' phrase stems from the misuse of literal flags. Historically, a false flag operation referred to a military force or a ship flying another country's flag for deception purposes. Some confirmed false flag operations have occurred throughout history. But they have been outpaced in recent years by conspiracy theories that label real events as 'false flags,' or an attack that's designed to look like it was perpetrated by one person or party, when in fact it was committed by someone else. Unfounded false flag claims often follow mass violence incidents, including Israel's war on Gaza, the 2022 Uvalde school shooting and the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Historians warn that social media rumours alleging that big news events are 'false flags' should be viewed sceptically. Real false flag operations are logistically complex and tend to involve many people. PolitiFact found no credible evidence to support the claim that the Israeli embassy employees' shooting is a false X post said the shooting, which happened on a Wednesday, is a 'false flag' because the museum had closed four hours earlier. The museum usually closes at 5pm on Wednesdays, except for the first Wednesday of each month, when it closes at 8pm. However, the American Jewish Committee hosted an event on May 21 at the museum, scheduled to end at 9pm. Preliminary investigations say the shooting happened after 9pm local time when the two victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were exiting an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, said Pamela A Smith, the Metropolitan Police Department police chief, at a May 21 press conference. Police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old man from Chicago, Illinois. Rodriguez chanted, 'Free, free, Palestine' after he was arrested, Smith said. The Justice Department charged him with the murder of foreign officials and other crimes. The shooting, which has widely been criticised, came as Israel's actions in Gaza has caused a global outrage and protests calling for ceasefire. Jeanine Pirro, interim US attorney for the District of Columbia, said on May 22 that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime and 'terrorism'. The Capital Jewish Museum is diagonally across the street from the FBI's DC field office. FBI Director Kash Patel and the Israeli government have condemned the shooting. There is no evidence that the shooting was a false flag. We rate this claim False.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Antisemitic violence can happen in Indiana. Rising hatred is a warning.
When young, beautiful people are shot dead in the street, people still take notice. By now, you have likely heard their story. Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a Kansas City girl, and Yaron Lischinsky, a devout Christian born in Israel, were in love and working together in Washington, D.C. They were murdered May 21 after attending an event for young professionals wanting to learn about peace in the Middle East, the stability of Israel and the plight of Palestinians. This is what can happen when hateful rhetoric connects to real-world violence. What does that have to do with Hooisers here in happy, wholesome Indiana? The sad fact is that antisemitic incidents in Indiana more than doubled in 2024. In fact, incidents of hatred toward Jews here reflect the biggest national increase of any state in the nation in a year when anti-Jewish activity reached its highest level recorded in nearly half a century. Yet, even more damning context is a relative tsunami of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. over the past 10 years, reflected by a national surge of almost 900%, according to an annual Anti-Defamation League survey released in April. Indiana is no stranger to powerful prejudice and resulting violence. The Klu Klux Klan has been active in our state over its history, particularly during the 1920s, with members serving in elected roles including Indiana Governor and mayor of Indianapolis. In fact, back then, half the members of the Indiana General Assembly were revealed to be KKK members. Many Gen Xers, like myself, might remember from our youth how common it was to hear racial, religious and just plain insulting epithets to describe all kinds of people, including those with intellectual or other disabilities, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. As I reached adulthood and the usage of such horrible words in polite society dropped off, I assumed it was evidence that Hoosiers were moving beyond the prejudice of the past and toward a commitment to equality, and even kindness. Boy, was I ever wrong. Several years ago, as I was running for Congress in Central Indiana, my opponent and I were both asked in a town hall if we believed that there was systemic racism in our state. Our answers were quite different. Mine was informed by my fourth-grade Indiana history class, where I learned that many of the laws enacted back in the 1920s by members of the KKK are still on the books today. Systemic racism in our state not only exists, but it is well documented. So, what can we do about it in 2025? Today, rather than hope and prayers for the dead and their families, get a sense of our history by visiting the Indiana State Museum on the White River State Park campus in Indianapolis, or by reading excellent works, such as 'A Fever in the Heartland,' by Timothy Egan, and 'The Klu Klux Klan in the Heartland,' by James Madison. Our history is fraught with instances of racism, antisemitism, sexism and all kinds of discrimination. In fact, in the early 2000s, Indiana had to pass a law to keep women from being arrested for breastfeeding their infants in public. Opinion: Jim Irsay built everything we love about downtown Indianapolis Move out of your comfort zone and show up and join your Jewish neighbors facing this kind of hate when they gather to support people who have been harmed, or who have been threatened with violence, just for being. Attend a Pride parade and be there to celebrate Juneteenth in your community. Showing up is actually pretty fun, yet can be a meaningful way to make clear that you have the backs of your friends and neighbors facing discrimination. You can also start small. Instead of looking away when you hear someone testing the waters by making a hateful joke, using hateful terminology or worse, cut them off and let them know what they have to say is not OK with you – and it is just plain not OK at all. Indiana is not often No. 1 among states in measurably positive categories, which makes our state's ranking in hate a particularly shameful distinction. More importantly, it is a distinction that might portend future violence. None of us want that, and shame on us should we ignore these warning signs. Here, we pride ourselves on Hoosier values. For people from other states, they might not understand what exactly a Hoosier is or why we, as a united people, feel so strongly about our statewide identity. Yet, as they say, if you know, you know. And we know that the bedrock of Hoosier values is about common decency, hard work and fair play. Now is the time to put those values to work and do some good at an important time. The most recent annual ADL audit recorded 142 reported incidents in Indiana of hate against Jewish people, a 141% increase from the previous year, with 52 of them occurring in Indianapolis. Together, before we lose good people to similar senseless antisemitic violence, let's accept this as our shared imperative, and also as a solemn challenge to do better by our Jewish friends and neighbors, by each other and by all Hoosiers. Christina Hale is a former Indiana state legislator and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House. She is the author of "Why Not You: A Leadership Guide for the Change-Makers of Tomorrow." This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Hatred against Jewish people is rising. Violence can follow. | Opinion
Indianapolis Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- Indianapolis Star
Antisemitic violence can happen in Indiana. Rising hatred is a warning.
When young, beautiful people are shot dead in the street, people still take notice. By now, you have likely heard their story. Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a Kansas City girl, and Yaron Lischinsky, a devout Christian born in Israel, were in love and working together in Washington, D.C. They were murdered May 21 after attending an event for young professionals wanting to learn about peace in the Middle East, the stability of Israel and the plight of Palestinians. This is what can happen when hateful rhetoric connects to real-world violence. What does that have to do with Hooisers here in happy, wholesome Indiana? The sad fact is that antisemitic incidents in Indiana more than doubled in 2024. In fact, incidents of hatred toward Jews here reflect the biggest national increase of any state in the nation in a year when anti-Jewish activity reached its highest level recorded in nearly half a century. Yet, even more damning context is a relative tsunami of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. over the past 10 years, reflected by a national surge of almost 900%, according to an annual Anti-Defamation League survey released in April. Indiana is no stranger to powerful prejudice and resulting violence. The Klu Klux Klan has been active in our state over its history, particularly during the 1920s, with members serving in elected roles including Indiana Governor and mayor of Indianapolis. In fact, back then, half the members of the Indiana General Assembly were revealed to be KKK members. Many Gen Xers, like myself, might remember from our youth how common it was to hear racial, religious and just plain insulting epithets to describe all kinds of people, including those with intellectual or other disabilities, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community. As I reached adulthood and the usage of such horrible words in polite society dropped off, I assumed it was evidence that Hoosiers were moving beyond the prejudice of the past and toward a commitment to equality, and even kindness. Boy, was I ever wrong. Several years ago, as I was running for Congress in Central Indiana, my opponent and I were both asked in a town hall if we believed that there was systemic racism in our state. Our answers were quite different. Mine was informed by my fourth-grade Indiana history class, where I learned that many of the laws enacted back in the 1920s by members of the KKK are still on the books today. Systemic racism in our state not only exists, but it is well documented. So, what can we do about it in 2025? Today, rather than hope and prayers for the dead and their families, get a sense of our history by visiting the Indiana State Museum on the White River State Park campus in Indianapolis, or by reading excellent works, such as 'A Fever in the Heartland,' by Timothy Egan, and 'The Klu Klux Klan in the Heartland,' by James Madison. Our history is fraught with instances of racism, antisemitism, sexism and all kinds of discrimination. In fact, in the early 2000s, Indiana had to pass a law to keep women from being arrested for breastfeeding their infants in public. Opinion: Jim Irsay built everything we love about downtown Indianapolis Move out of your comfort zone and show up and join your Jewish neighbors facing this kind of hate when they gather to support people who have been harmed, or who have been threatened with violence, just for being. Attend a Pride parade and be there to celebrate Juneteenth in your community. Showing up is actually pretty fun, yet can be a meaningful way to make clear that you have the backs of your friends and neighbors facing discrimination. You can also start small. Instead of looking away when you hear someone testing the waters by making a hateful joke, using hateful terminology or worse, cut them off and let them know what they have to say is not OK with you – and it is just plain not OK at all. Indiana is not often No. 1 among states in measurably positive categories, which makes our state's ranking in hate a particularly shameful distinction. More importantly, it is a distinction that might portend future violence. None of us want that, and shame on us should we ignore these warning signs. Here, we pride ourselves on Hoosier values. For people from other states, they might not understand what exactly a Hoosier is or why we, as a united people, feel so strongly about our statewide identity. Yet, as they say, if you know, you know. And we know that the bedrock of Hoosier values is about common decency, hard work and fair play. Now is the time to put those values to work and do some good at an important time. The most recent annual ADL audit recorded 142 reported incidents in Indiana of hate against Jewish people, a 141% increase from the previous year, with 52 of them occurring in Indianapolis. Together, before we lose good people to similar senseless antisemitic violence, let's accept this as our shared imperative, and also as a solemn challenge to do better by our Jewish friends and neighbors, by each other and by all Hoosiers.
