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Progressive Groups Back Suspect in D.C. Jewish Museum Terror Attack

Security officials warn that public support could inspire further antisemitic violence.

Notes remembering Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky are left at a makeshift memorial outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where they were murdered on May 21, 2025. (Ted Eytan/Creative Commons)

Overview

  • Radical organizations such as the Liberation Caucus of the DSA, Brandeis Jewish Bund and Black Voters Matter treasurer Kamau Franklin signed an open letter declaring the May 21 shooting of two Israeli diplomats a justified act of resistance.
  • The FBI on May 25 classified the killings as an act of terror and federal prosecutors have indicated they will seek the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez.
  • Rodriguez confessed that he carried out the attack to show solidarity with Palestinians in response to escalating tensions from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  • Several signatories to the letter have documented links to Palestinian groups designated as terrorist organizations, raising alarms about extremist influence in U.S. activist networks.
  • After a memorial ceremony on May 28, the Capital Jewish Museum reopened but authorities caution the broader support for Rodriguez highlights a growing threat of homegrown antisemitic terrorism.