Megyn Kelly on Deadly Anti-Israel Attack in D.C. and Media Coverage

Deadly Attack on Israeli Embassy Staffers

• 🎯 Two young Israeli Embassy staffers, Yaron Lashinski and Sarah Mgrim, were tragically murdered outside the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C.
• ⚡ The alleged gunman, Elias Rodriguez, shouted "Free free Palestine. Also, there is only one solution into revolution" during and after the attack.
• 💔 Yaron Lashinski was reportedly planning to propose to Sarah Mgrim the following week during a trip to Jerusalem.

Suspect's Background and Affiliations

• 🔍 Elias Rodriguez, 30, has an online biography indicating he was raised in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago.
• 🚩 Reports link Rodriguez to activism with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a far-left group known for anti-Israel rhetoric, and also to Black Lives Matter protests.
• 🗣️ While the Party for Socialism and Liberation confirmed Rodriguez's membership, they distanced themselves from the shooting, stating they do not support it.

Alleged Manifesto and Political Leanings

• 📜 An independent journalist published what is alleged to be Rodriguez's manifesto, stating public opinion has shifted against the "genocidal apartheid state" of Israel and the U.S. government.
• 💰 Rodriguez reportedly made a political donation to the Joe Biden campaign in 2020.
• ✊ In a past protest sign, Rodriguez advocated for "Money for people's needs, not Amazon," and described the Amazon HQ2 project in Seattle as "structurally racist."

Media and Campus Rhetoric Connection

• 📺 An eyewitness on CNN drew a parallel between the shooter's rhetoric and the protests seen on college campuses, stating, "I saw the same thing in his eyes as I saw in the eyes of all the protesters at Colombia."
• ⚠️ The eyewitness argued that while protesters may not have directly committed the shooting, their rhetoric, including calls for "intifada," created a permissive environment for such violence.
• 😠 Megyn Kelly criticizes the CNN anchor's discomfort with the eyewitness's connection, asserting that the rhetoric on college campuses calling for violence against pro-Israel individuals is undeniable and upsetting to the Jewish community.