Israeli Embassy Staff Shot In US
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The Chicago man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporations.
Moments after a burst of gunfire was heard outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington on Wednesday night, a breathless man in a blue suit rushed into the building. Paige Siegel, a 30-year-old attorney and supporter of Israel who was attending a networking event at the facility,
The authorities said the shooter was motivated by opposition to the war in Gaza when he killed two young Israeli Embassy employees in Washington.
The gunman allegedly opened fire outside a Wednesday-night event at the Capital Jewish Museum and afterward shouted “Free Palestine.”
The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area
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Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, referred to the killings as an act of terror. “Targeted anti-Semitic violence is an attack on our core values and will be met with the full weight of federal law enforcement,” he said on social media.