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Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were killed Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said.

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BREAKING: Two staff members of Israel's embassy are fatally shot in Washington, D.C., officials say. The suspect shouted 'Free Palestine' during arrest, sources say.[image or embed]

— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM

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"DC Police said its investigating a shooting across the street from the FBI's Washington Field Office, which is located near the museum. The Israeli embassy is working with law enforcement.

The Israeli ambassador was not involved in the incident and was not at the location when the shooting happened, an embassy spokesperson told CNN.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on social media that she and acting US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro have arrived to the scene of the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum."

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Pam Blondie is on the case!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-22 12:07 AM | Reply

Hi Corky:

This was a curious operational venue for a supposedly antisemitic attack when there are at least a dozen synagogues in Wash DC. The alleged perpetrator could have easily snuffed out several vulnerable victims at these places of worship, including a rabbi, if he hated Jews: www.mavensearch.com

The rightwing trolls will jump all over this act of public vengeance against Israel, AIPAC gets another talking point, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will get a taxpayer funded bodyguard detail, the IDF will be extra vicious in Gaza tomorrow, the Settlers will burn down a Palestinian house or two in the West Bank (Thursday evening is usually when the Settlers run amok), and Pam Bondi will seek the death penalty for the new 'Luigi Mangione'.

In effect, Benjamin Netanyahu's Nakba put a target on the back of Jews worldwide, whether they are Sephardic or Ashkenazi, Labor or Likud, innocent peace activists or virulent Islamophobes, atheists or deeply pious. This is simply more blood on Netanyahu's hands.

An international arrest warrant issued by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity remains active for Benjamin Netanyahu. An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-22 01:24 AM | Reply

This smells like a MAGA't hit.

#3 | Posted by a_monson at 2025-05-22 04:36 AM | Reply

Elias Rodriguez is allegedly a pro-Palestinian volunteer: www.timesofisrael.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-22 04:48 AM | Reply

allegedly a pro-Palestinian

Really? "Allegedly"? What gave it away? Was it him screaming "Free Palestine" while he was being hauled away?

#5 | Posted by boaz at 2025-05-22 08:40 AM | Reply

War is hell.

It's like a fire, not easily controlled is it gets too much fuel.

All America Does Is throw Fuel on the Fires everywhere, Everyday. For Fun and PROFIT.

Then when the blowback comes....Everyone is SO SURPRISED?

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-05-22 08:50 AM | Reply

A Monson has outed himself as a special needs ----.

#7 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 08:57 AM | Reply

Effe, no one is shocked at leftist's assassinating other people in this country. It's the left's MO. But maybe not for too much longer ...

#8 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 08:58 AM | Reply

Thanks, Second Amendment!

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:01 AM | Reply

The "Left" Ain't the problem, Dude.

It's American Funding of Mass Murder and Ethnic Cleansing while Gagging and Prosecuting any Protests as "Terrorism".

This is Classic Blowback.

It will Escalate, The longer the Outrage against Humanity continues.

Muslims have a great sense of Justice.

They Fight... Primitive? Surely.

Also Terrifying, and effective over time.

It's just another Theatre of WAR....

#10 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-05-22 09:08 AM | Reply

[The Jews are always to blame, and the Pro-Hamas crowd are always innocent victims.]
#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS

#11 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-22 09:10 AM | Reply

Jews will be targeted, globally, for what Zionists are doing.

Terrorism fighting terrorism.

#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:15 AM | Reply

Here's a thought, if the Palestinian people were against the Hamas government they would overthrow them, form a new government and make peace with the Israelis. They don't because they agree with the end goal of Hamas.

#13 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:19 AM | Reply

Effe, just because Hamas decided to engage in stupidity by committing atrocities against women and children; doesn't mean Leftists who should be heavily medicated need to go out, buy guns and anti-Semitic murder.

#14 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:23 AM | Reply

And commit*

#15 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:23 AM | Reply

"Here's a thought, if the Palestinian people were against the Hamas government they would overthrow them"

Heers a thought,

How do you propose the Palestinians overthrow Hamas, when Israel can't overthrow Hamas and they have ten thousand times the firepower?

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:33 AM | Reply

doesn't mean Leftists who should be heavily medicated need to go out, buy guns and anti-Semitic murder.
#14 | Posted by Bluewaffles

You can't possibly believe leftists who should be heavily medicated should give up their Second Amendment rights.

Maybe Jews need to get out of our country if they are too afraid of America's Second Amendment.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:37 AM | Reply

I can assure you there are Gazans know where they are, work with the Israelis and out them. Destruction stops, Gazans live in peace as best they can with Israelis. After that Israel needs to back off and leave them be.

#18 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:38 AM | Reply

Snoofy, Hitler and the gang would have loved you for that second comment you made there.

#19 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:38 AM | Reply

#2

If the stiff last more than 3 hours call JPW

#20 | Posted by HanoverFist at 2025-05-22 09:39 AM | Reply

I'm a lovable person.

Hitler would have sent you to a camp because you're uncouth and uncultured. You can't even speak German. You're an untermensch.

#21 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:43 AM | Reply

A most destructive divisive policy of Democrat elites and ideologues is how they promote treating victims and criminals differently but depending on their politics and demographics.

#22 | Posted by Robson at 2025-05-22 09:47 AM | Reply

Hamas-lover killed a civilian Christian couple about to be engaged. That's the Palestinians we all know and love.

"Yaron Lischinsky was preparing to propose to his girlfriend Sarah Milgrim. He had just bought an engagement ring, and planned to ask on a trip to Jerusalem next week.

But on Wednesday night in Washington, they were shot dead by a man who shouted "free Palestine" outside the Capital Jewish Museum as they left an event billed by organisers as a discussion of the Gaza crisis that aimed to "turn pain into purpose".

Friends told the BBC that Mr Lischinsky was a Christian with great belief in Israel."
www.bbc.com

#23 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-22 09:48 AM | Reply

After that Israel needs to back off and leave them be.
#18 | Posted by Bluewaffles

Back off, now that's funny. They've already announced plans for annexation and our President is working to forcibly relocate a million Palestinian refugees to Libya.

You deny Eretz Yisrael is the goal of Zionism.

Actually you probably don't know what Eretz Yisrael is.

You deny Baruch Goldstein and Yigal Amir are the true face of Zionism.

Actually you probably don't know who Baruch a Goldstein and Yigal Amir are.

I'll take my Zionism knowledge from an actual Zionist like Ben Gvir, not some provincial American with a high school education who doesn't even know any Jews is real life.

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:49 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Expect to have more of the same unless we put an end to the pro Hamas rally /protest /riots that are happening every day.

#25 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 09:51 AM | Reply

"Hamas-lover killed a civilian Christian couple"

Like that would deter David Ben-Gurion or Golda Meir.

You guys have gone soft.

#26 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 09:51 AM | Reply

Good gawd, Snoofy is a damn closet Nazi.

#27 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 09:59 AM | Reply

Also

#28 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 10:01 AM | Reply

Nothing I said is remotely close to Nazism.

You just lack the knowledge and ability to address any of it directly.

It's because you aren't very smart and you aren't much of a thinker.

Nazis would have targeted you for removal from the gene pool, like Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were targeted for removal.

#29 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:04 AM | Reply

Snoofy, you're free to deny it all you would like but dude you're a Nazi.

#30 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 10:07 AM | Reply

Snoopy the Nazi GFY.

#31 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 10:08 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

Expect to have more of the same unless we put an end to the pro Hamas rally /protest /riots that are happening every day.

#25 | POSTED BY FORTFISHER


Expect much more if the same as we ignore the first amendment in favor of the second and we eliminate more and more common sense gun regulations.

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 10:09 AM | Reply

So Donner, you're simply confirming the Left doesn't need to have access to guns because they aren't capable of being responsible with them? Got it.

#33 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 10:12 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

dude you're a Nazi.
#30 | Posted by Bluewaffles

Dude I'm not.

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:13 AM | Reply

"the Left doesn't need to have access to guns"

Need?
Rights aren't dependent on need.

#35 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:15 AM | Reply

"because they aren't capable of being responsible with them"

What do you mean, not capable of being responsible?

The gun was used exactly as the shooter intended.

#36 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:16 AM | Reply

And the shooter was a deranged leftist. Now Snoofy go back to getting your talking points from Goebbels you Nazi cuck.

#37 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-05-22 10:23 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

I'll take my Zionism knowledge from an actual Zionist like Ben Gvir
#24 | Posted by snoofy

Good gawd, Snoofy is a damn closet Nazi.
#27 | Posted by Bluewaffles

^
Readers are invited to connect these dots at their leisure.

#38 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:23 AM | Reply

"And the shooter was a deranged leftist."

Leftist...
Hamas is leftist now?

#39 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 10:24 AM | Reply


Leftist...
Hamas is leftist now?
#39 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

The shooter wasn't Hamas.

Lumpers like you would support Hitler if Trump was against him.

#40 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-22 10:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1


The gun was used exactly as the shooter intended.
#36 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

So its not a gun problem now?

#41 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-22 10:43 AM | Reply

Is Biden dead yet?

#42 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 10:46 AM | Reply

"And the shooter was a deranged leftist."

And deranged people with guns wandering around shooting people they hate is perfectly ok with you.

Got it.

Kevlar will soon be the latest fashion accessory.

In addition to your own security guards.

...

I see skies of blue and lots of guns, too.

And I think to myself ... what a wonderful world!

#43 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 10:50 AM | Reply

Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were killed Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said.

False flag operation meant to disgrace protesters.

Expect a more aggressive response to any and all pro Palestinian protests.

#44 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-22 11:16 AM | Reply

Lumpers like you would support Hitler if Trump was against him.
#40 | POSTED BY 1LUMPYPOO

Whereas lumpers like you support Hitler because Trump is in favor of him.

#45 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-22 11:19 AM | Reply

Didn't the the noxious------------- promise to end the carnage?

#46 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-22 11:30 AM | Reply

He will end the carnage.

Once all the Palestinians are dead, there won't be anyone left to kill.

#47 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-22 12:14 PM | Reply

MAGAts are thrilled that these 2 Israelis can't replace anyone.

#48 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-22 12:16 PM | Reply

I did it for Gaza': Who is Elias Rodriguez, activist who murdered two Israelis?

The man who killed two Israeli embassy staff members outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night has been an active member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a far-left, Marxist, pro-Palestine group.

Chicago native Elias Rodriguez, 30, held a red keffiyeh and shouted, "Free, free Palestine,"

In 2017, Rodriguez attended a protest in honor of the anniversary of the death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer.

"The wealth that Amazon has brought to Seattle has not been shared with its Black residents," Rodriguez told Liberation magazine at the time.

On Thursday, PSL posted an "anti-genocide pledge" on social media.
msn.com

Sounds like he would fit right in with Chickens for KFC Queers for Palestine. Right up until they eliminated his woke butt for blasphemy.

queers-for-palestine-just-like-chickens-for-kfc-3180312505

#49 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-22 12:30 PM | Reply

"The wealth that Amazon has brought to Seattle has not been shared with its Black residents," Rodriguez told Liberation magazine at the time.

Hard to argue with facts like that!

#50 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 12:36 PM | Reply

Chicago native Elias Rodriguez

He's an immigrant?

Talk about good luck!

Hopefully this will be the distraction Trump needed from all the bribes he's accepted.

#51 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-22 01:17 PM | Reply

#37 | Posted by Bluewaffles

NaziLuftWaffles, rofl!

#52 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-22 01:19 PM | Reply

Capital Jewish Museum shooting suspect killed 2 for Gaza.' His victims were peace advocates.
The man who allegedly walked up to two Israeli embassy staffers and shot them dead Wednesday night reportedly told eyewitnesses he "did it for Gaza."

But the event those staffers had just left at the Capital Jewish Museum highlighted an organization that supplied aid to Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. And his victims had made peace-building central to their work.
forward.com

Good job Palestinians! Really keeping your eye on the ball! Some Grade-A strategery amongst the intellectual giants who thought October 7th would be a good idea.

#53 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-22 01:52 PM | Reply

"But the event those staffers had just left at the Capital Jewish Museum highlighted an organization that supplied aid to Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war."

Spying on Hamas supporters to put their names on a Stern Gang hit list?

#54 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 02:05 PM | Reply

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