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The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which was hosting an American Jewish Committee event at the time of the incident.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the deaths in an X post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, "chanted 'Free, free Palestine,’ while in custody," she added.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know it makes me a terrible person. But I have trouble coming up with any response to this except "good. The time for bullshit words is over"

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago

They were judged under the standard they themselves espoused.

[–] iridebikes@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

They were very pro Trump. The kind of Israelis that celebrate the genocide.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

I don't necessarily believe that civilians are legitimate targets, but these two men, the government they served, and the government of the country they were killed in, are all extremely firm believers that they are.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

I don't celebrate their deaths and I wish this didn't happen but if they support the same thing happening to other noncombatants, I have a hard time seeing how this isn't karma.

[–] gorikan@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Come on guys not all holocaust supporters were bad, some of them were just normal people. /s

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 104 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (25 children)

The man who got shot had an active Twitter account. Very stand-up guy. Such a shame he got killed.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 1 week ago

a innocent fella, such a tragedy 😔 anyways....

[–] Turbonics 34 points 1 week ago

Ohnoanyways.gif

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[–] shadowfax13@lemmy.ml 101 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

shooter’s manifesto. this will be spun as some anti-semitic bs when its clearly a desperate last act given the crackdown on peaceful protests and our politician bribed enough by aipac not giving a fig about them even when public opinion is overwhelming against israel.

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto

no one deserves death for others actions but an israeli delegate is much more complicit than those helpless children and other innocents getting butchered everyday by israel.

these rich brats had a choice to be not part of the ongoing genocide or even make a stand. the children and families without water and food trapped in gaza have no choice other than to be target practice for idf scum

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 week ago
[–] gradual@lemmings.world 44 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Good. Hopeful more happens to zionist scum in the future.

They need to be afraid to walk the streets.

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 week ago
[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 34 points 1 week ago

This is HORRIBLE! Doesn't he know you're ONLY allowed to Murder CHILDREN and BABIES otherwise you're ANTI SEMETIC!

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago

They will spin this off for anti semitism. Nothing to do with genocide in Palestine. Thank God for whoever invented the cameras in cell phone that we could see the massacre around the world. Imagine how bad it was before smart phones were invented.

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