“FREE PALESTINE” KILLS? – DC Diplomats Gunned Down!

When someone shouting “Free Palestine” murders two Israeli diplomats at a Jewish museum, it’s time to stop pretending that slogan isn’t a call for violence against Jews.

At a Glance

• Two Israeli Embassy staffers were murdered at a DC Jewish museum by Elias Rodriguez, who shouted “Free Palestine” after the attack
• Former Biden antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt states the “Free Palestine” slogan has evolved into “a call for violence” against Jews
• Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter describes political violence abroad as “the eighth front” in Israel’s ongoing conflicts
• The shooting demonstrates how anti-Israel rhetoric is increasingly inseparable from antisemitic violence
• Rodriguez faces murder charges and potentially the death penalty for the targeted killings

When “Political Slogans” Become Murder Mantras

Remember when the left assured us that chants of “Free Palestine” were just peaceful expressions of political opinion? Well, that narrative collapsed faster than Biden’s approval ratings when Elias Rodriguez gunned down two Israeli embassy staffers outside DC’s Capital Jewish Museum while shouting that very slogan. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were brutally murdered not for anything they did, but simply for being Jewish and associated with Israel. This is what happens when we allow radical anti-Israel rhetoric to fester on college campuses and in our institutions – it inevitably transforms into bullets aimed at Jewish bodies.

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Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, who served as Biden’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, finally admitted what conservatives have been saying all along. The “Free Palestine” slogan isn’t about peace or human rights – it’s a battle cry for violence against Jews. It doesn’t matter what leftist professors claim it “originally” meant. When someone shouts it while murdering Jews, the true meaning becomes crystal clear. Yet somehow, the same Democrats who see “violent extremism” in every conservative bumper sticker remain suspiciously silent when their side’s rhetoric leads to actual bloodshed.

Israel’s “Eighth Front” of Battle

Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter didn’t mince words about what this attack represents. “The state of Israel is now fighting a war on seven fronts. This is the eighth front,” he declared, recognizing that political violence abroad has become yet another battlefield in Israel’s struggle for survival. This isn’t some isolated incident – it’s part of a systematic effort to delegitimize Israel’s very existence. While Israeli soldiers face Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian proxies on conventional battlefields, Jewish people worldwide now face radicalized individuals who’ve been whipped into a frenzy by relentless propaganda.

“This is done in the name of a political agenda to eradicate the state of Israel.” – Yechiel Leiter.

Remember when the Biden administration spent more time criticizing Israel’s defensive actions than condemning Hamas terrorists? When they pressured Israel for “restraint” while terrorists held American hostages? This administration’s weak stance has emboldened radicals who now feel justified taking matters into their own hands. And where was the robust security that should protect Jewish institutions in our nation’s capital? Sarah Milgrim, described by those who knew her as a “beautiful soul” and “peacemaker,” is dead because our government has failed to take this threat seriously.

The Left’s Dangerous Double Standard

The hypocrisy is breathtaking. The same progressives who label parents at school board meetings as “domestic terrorists” can’t seem to connect the dots between campus protests chanting “From the river to the sea” and actual violence against Jews. If a conservative slogan were tied to a double homicide, CNN would run wall-to-wall coverage demanding every Republican denounce it. But when it’s “Free Palestine,” we get intellectual gymnastics explaining how the murderer “misinterpreted” the phrase’s “peaceful intent.” Sorry, but that excuse expired when the bullets started flying.

“I think there’s no question, whatever its initial intent and whatever people were saying initially or meant it, it has become a call for violence, and not violence against Israelis, which is wrong, but violence against Jews” – Deborah Lipstadt.

It’s time to face facts: we have allowed our university campuses, media outlets, and even parts of our government to become breeding grounds for thinly-veiled antisemitism disguised as “anti-Zionism.” The fruits of that tolerance are now being harvested in blood. Rodriguez didn’t randomly choose his targets – he deliberately sought out Jews at a Jewish museum. As Lipstadt correctly noted, “This was antisemitism pure and simple.” The murderer didn’t care about Lischinsky and Milgrim’s political views or personal beliefs – their Jewish identity was reason enough to kill them.

Time to Draw a Clear Line

If we’re serious about stopping this violence, we need to stop pretending there’s some meaningful distinction between attacking Israel’s right to exist and attacking Jewish people. The phrase “Free Palestine” may have once had multiple interpretations, but Rodriguez clarified its meaning with gunfire. Anyone still chanting it is aligning themselves with his murderous act. Prime Minister Netanyahu was absolutely right when he said, “As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side.” It’s time to pick a side – civilization or barbarism.

The American people deserve leaders who will call evil by its name and take decisive action to protect Jewish Americans from this growing threat. Instead, we have an administration that placates extremists and treats Israel, our strongest Middle Eastern ally, as an inconvenience. How many more innocent people must die before we acknowledge that antisemitism isn’t just another form of “hate” – it’s a deadly ideology that leads directly to violence when left unchecked. The blood of Lischinsky and Milgrim demands nothing less than our full attention and unwavering resolve.