{"id":2437853,"date":"2025-05-22T09:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-killing-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-linked-to-far-left-group\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T09:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:24:52","slug":"suspect-in-killing-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-linked-to-far-left-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-killing-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-linked-to-far-left-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers linked to far-left group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-in-killing-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-linked-to-far-left-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A gunman named Elias Rodriguez has been arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-man-bond-set-at-1m-following-alleged-murder\/\" title=\"Ohio man bond set at M following alleged murder\">allegedly shooting<\/a> and killing two Israeli diplomats, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The shooter is reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a far-left Marxist group advocating for the overthrow of capitalism. Following the incident, Rodriguez was seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-protester-falls-down-stairs\/\" title=\"Antifa Protester Falls Down Stairs\">video chanting<\/a> &#8220;Free, free Palestine!&#8221; after his apprehension. <\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez has previously been involved with the PSL and featured in a 2017 article that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-worried-about-corporate-power-he-still-took-their-checks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tim Walz worried about corporate power. He still took their checks - ... Examiner\">criticized corporate influence<\/a> on urban communities. The PSL has sence attempted to distance itself from Rodriguez, denying his current membership and asserting that he has had no contact with the institution since 2017. <\/p>\n<p>A manifesto attributed to Rodriguez expresses his extreme views on Israel, labeling it a &#8220;genocidal apartheid state,&#8221; and indicates he believed violent actions were necessary for his cause. The shooting has drawn widespread condemnation, including remarks from former President Donald Trump, who called it an anti-Semitic act that must end immediately.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gunman accused of killing two Israeli diplomats linked to far-left marxist group<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2123820\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The gunman accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shooting\">shooting<\/a> and killing two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shooting\">Israeli<\/a> diplomats was linked to the communist Party for Socialism and Liberation. <\/p>\n<p>Elias Rodriguez was arrested after allegedly killing Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jewish<\/a>&nbsp;Museum in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday night. He was seen on video chanting &ldquo;Free, free Palestine!&rdquo; after being detained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418752\/ron-desantis-swatting-bill\/\">Ron DeSantis signs bill to further combat swatting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3418237\/new-orleans-sheriff-susan-hutson-suspends-campaign-escaped-inmates\/\">New Orleans sheriff suspends reelection campaign as escaped inmates still at large<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3408506\/us-canada-fight-drug-smuggling-border\/\">US and Canada linked up in fight to stop drug smuggling at border<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The alleged killer was involved with the PSL, a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist group that <a href=\"https:\/\/pslweb.org\/program\/?_gl=1*1k02fgs*_ga*NzczNTI0NTcuMTc0NzkxMzgwNg..*_ga_WR7X0TQN76*czE3NDc5MTM4MDUkbzEkZzEkdDE3NDc5MTM4MTYkajAkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"advocates\">advocates<\/a> overthrowing capitalism and implementing socialism.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez was featured in an Oct. 25, 2017, article for <em>Liberation<\/em>, the PSL&rsquo;s newspaper, titled &ldquo;Chicago Demands Justice for Laquan, Not Money for Amazon.&rdquo; The article covers a PSL protest outside the residence of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over the planned relocation of an Amazon headquarters to the city, and the death of Laquan McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The wealth that Amazon has brought to Seattle has not been shared with its Black residents,&rdquo; Rodriguez said at the time, trying to link the death of McDonald and the plans for the Amazon headquarters. &ldquo;[Amazon&rsquo;s] whitening of Seattle is structurally racist and a direct danger to all workers who live in that city. So do we in Chicago and all across the country want a nation of cities dominated and occupied by massive corporations where only the rich and white can live and the vast majority of us must live on the edges of the city and society living in deeper and deeper poverty?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this image taken from video provided by WJLA, a bystander watches as law enforcement works the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cher-mocked-for-white-savior-tweet-about-george-floyd\/\" title=\"Cher Mocked For \u2018White Savior\u2019 Tweet About George Floyd\">killed&#038;nbsp<\/a>;outside the Capital Jewish Museum, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (WJLA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The page still appears on a Google search, but has been <a href=\"https:\/\/liberationnews.org\/chicago-demands-justice-laquan-not-money-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"taken down\">taken down<\/a>. An <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250522042555\/https:\/\/liberationnews.org\/chicago-demands-justice-laquan-not-money-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"taken down\">archived version<\/a> of the page is available on the Wayback Machine.<\/p>\n<p>The PSL quickly tried to distance itself from Wednesday&rsquo;s shooting, saying Rodriguez was not a member. However, its news outlet explicitly identified Rodriguez as a member, quoting him as &ldquo;Elias Rodriguez from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL. He had a brief association with one branch of the PSL that ended in 2017. We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it,&rdquo; the party said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL. He had a brief association with one branch of the PSL that ended in 2017. We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Party for Socialism and Liberation (@pslnational) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pslnational\/status\/1925468146024034305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the PSL&rsquo;s Chicago branch for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In a manifesto obtained by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-missouri-republican-todd-akin-died-and-his-critics-are-already-dancing-on-his-grave\/\" title=\"Former Missouri Republican Todd Akin Died, And His Critics Are Already Dancing On His Grave\">left-wing blogger<\/a>, Rodriguez said Israel is a &ldquo;genocidal apartheid state,&rdquo; and suggested that nonviolent protests weren&rsquo;t effective. He voiced admiration for airman Aaron Bushnell, who self-immolated outside of the Israeli Embassy last year. He cited a man who attempted to throw former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara off a ferry in Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard in 1972 as inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez said his &ldquo;armed demonstration&rdquo; was justified, and voiced hope that the public would sympathize with him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3419226\/gunman-accused-of-killing-two-israelis-in-dc-chanted-free-palestine-while-in-police-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GUNMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO ISRAELIS IN DC CHANTED &lsquo;FREE PALESTINE&rsquo; WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY\">GUNMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO ISRAELIS IN DC CHANTED &lsquo;FREE PALESTINE&rsquo; WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His alleged killings were roundly condemned by public officials. President Donald Trump expressed his sorrow and anger over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!&rdquo; Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114549529250052858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2123820\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2123820\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunman linked to far-left group kills two Israeli diplomats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2437856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Israeli-diplomats-shot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40245,55707,55706,4992,4230],"class_list":["post-2437853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-crimenews","tag-farleftgroup","tag-israeliembassy","tag-killing","tag-suspect"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Israeli-diplomats-shot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437853"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437858,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437853\/revisions\/2437858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}