WATCH: State Department holds briefing after Israeli Embassy staffers killed
WATCH LIVE: State Department holds briefing after two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in Washington
The State Department will hold a briefing at 2 p.m. Thursday after two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce is expected to address the shooting, which was allegedly perpetrated by Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago. He previously engaged in pro-Palestinian activism and shouted “free, free Palestine” while being arrested.
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Rodriguez was also linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the attacks, saying, “We are witnessing the terrible price of antisemitism and wild incitement against Israel.”
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