{"id":2438664,"date":"2025-05-24T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-suspected-killer-of-israeli-diplomats-received-an-invitation-from-a-democratic-congressman\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:15:36","slug":"father-of-suspected-killer-of-israeli-diplomats-received-an-invitation-from-a-democratic-congressman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-suspected-killer-of-israeli-diplomats-received-an-invitation-from-a-democratic-congressman\/","title":{"rendered":"Father of Suspected Killer of Israeli Diplomats Received an Invitation from a Democratic Congressman"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ffather-of-suspected-killer-of-israeli-diplomats-received-an-invitation-from-a-democratic-congressman%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=2438664&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>In March, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-after-plowing-car-into-christmas-market-in-germany-killing-two-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Man arrested after plowing car into Christmas market in Germany, killing two - Washington Examiner\">tragic incident occured<\/a> in Washington, D.C., where elias Rodriguez allegedly shot adn killed two Israeli embassy workers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum. The situation drew further attention when it was revealed that the father of the accused, Eric Rodriguez, had been honored by Democratic Rep. Jesus &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Garcia during a presidential address to congress. Garcia praised Eric Rodriguez as a dedicated advocate for veterans and workers, although there are claims that Eric expressed criticism of then-President Trump. Following the shooting, Elias Rodriguez was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, and it was reported that he shouted protest slogans related to Palestine during his arrest. The incident has sparked discussions about radicalization, with some commentators attributing Elias&#8217;s actions to extreme leftist rhetoric and anti-Israel propaganda prevalent in contemporary discourse.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In March, a Democratic congressman hailed the father of the accused killer of two Israeli embassy workers as the &ldquo;very best of our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elias Rodriguez allegedly gunned down Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The office of Democratic Rep. Jesus &ldquo;Chuy&rdquo; Garcia of Illinois confirmed that Eric Rodriguez, the father of Elias Rodriguez, was recently honored by the lawmaker, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/23\/us-news\/dc-jewish-shooting-suspect-elias-rodriguez-father-eric-rodriquez-invited-to-trump-address-by-far-left-lawmaker-chuy-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President&rsquo;s Joint Speech to Congress, but we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know his family,&rdquo; a representative for Garcia said.<\/p>\n<p>In March, when Rodriguez got a coveted seat at President Donald Trump&rsquo;s joint address to Congress, Garcia called Rodriguez &ldquo;an outspoken advocate against attacks on veterans&rsquo; services and the rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-alert-biden-planting-booby-trap-for-republican-presidents\/\" title=\"Warning: Biden&#039;s Scheme Poses Threat to Future GOP Presidents\">unionized federal employees<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Eric represents the very best of our community &mdash; someone who has served his country, continues to serve his fellow veterans and fights every day to protect the dignity of working people,&rdquo; Garcia said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His presence at the Joint Address is a powerful statement: we will not sit back while veterans and workers are treated as political pawns,&rdquo; Garcia added.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Rodriguez appeared in a video at the time and trashed Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/father-suspect-accused-killing-israeli-embassy-staffers-dc-guest-trumps-joint-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reason why I am in Washington, D.C., is because I&rsquo;m concerned about what Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are doing to the VA system,&rdquo; Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >indiscriminately cutting people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s jobs, they&rsquo;re cutting funding and people rely on these funds. People rely on these services.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elias Rodriguez has been charged with two counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspect-dc-murder-israeli-diplomats-deep-ties-socialist-group-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first-degree murder<\/a> in the deaths of Lischinsky and Milgrim, who were shot after they left the museum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When the young Jewish couple, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, were shot at by leftist extremist Elias Rodriguez who by his own admission was radicalized online, they didn&rsquo;t die immediately. Sarah survived the initial shots and tried to crawl to safety.<\/p>\n<p>The communist walked&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mtRXzq5hyk\">pic.twitter.com\/mtRXzq5hyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1925823740421550265?\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An unsealed FBI affidavit said video footage showed Lischinsky and Milgrim being approached from behind before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ilhan-omar-telling-response-reporter-asks-murder-israeli-diplomats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the suspect<\/a> opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>Even after the two victims fell to the ground, the suspect continued to shoot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza. I am unarmed,&rdquo; he yelled as he was detained, later calling out, &ldquo;Free Palestine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/22\/opinion\/dc-killings-show-how-americans-are-being-incited-to-kill-jews-by-anti-israel-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> column, Douglas Murray connected the deed of Elias Rodriguez with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-semitism-report-nearly-75-universities-received-c-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extreme leftist rhetoric<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Presumably Rodriguez believed the lies that have been pumped around this country and the world,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Presumably he was one of those people who actually believe that Israel has been committing a &lsquo;genocide&rsquo; in Gaza since October 2023, as opposed to fighting a careful war intended to bring home the remaining Israeli hostages being held by Hamas and capturing or killing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-warns-that-iranian-terrorists-are-planning-to-target-the-olympics-according-to-the-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Israel warns that Iranian terrorists are planning to target the Olympics, according to the Washington Examiner\">terrorist group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s leadership. If he did believe these things then he is not alone,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rodriguez does not appear to be a radical Muslim. 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