A female driver was shot outside CIA headquarters in northern Virginia early Thursday morning after law enforcement said she was non complaint in following commands at a security checkpoint.

Two Israeli Embassy staff members were killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, where the American Jewish Committee was hosting an event on Wednesday night. The man and woman killed, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were a “young couple about to be engaged,” according to Israel’s ambassador to […] The post Radical BLM/Hamas Leftist Murders a Young Couple in Cold Blood appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

FBI Director Kash Patel called the Wednesday night killings of Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgram, 26, an “act of terror” and vowed to pursue justice with “the full weight of federal law enforcement.” Lischinsky and Milgram, who were about to be engaged to be married, were gunned down outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., which was hosting a Young Diplomats Reception for young Jewish professionals. The suspect detained following the killings was identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, a Chicago resident with far-Left views who reportedly put on a keffiyeh and shouted “free Palestine” after fatally shooting the couple. “Last night’s act of terror has the full attention of the FBI,” Patel wrote on X on Thursday. “Targeted anti-Semitic violence is an attack on our core values and will be met with the full weight of federal law enforcement. The individual responsible will be held accountable, and the Bureau will continue pursuing every lead until justice is served.” The FBI raided Rodriguez’s Chicago apartment Thursday morning, but authorities have yet to release any information on what was recovered in the raid. Rodriguez worked for the American Osteopathic Information Association and was once associated with a branch of the far-Left Party for Socialism and Liberation, which pushes anti-Israel views. Memorial Day Sale – Get 40% Off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships The Party for Socialism and Liberation distanced itself from Rodriguez, writing, “We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL. He had a brief association with one branch of the PSL that ended in 2017. We know of no contact with him in over 7 years. We have nothing to do with this shooting and do not support it.” Rodriguez received his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago and wrote for the History Makers, a non-profit organization “committed to preserving and making widely accessible the untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans.” Authorities are also looking to determine the authenticity of a 900-page manifesto that has been tied to the alleged shooter. In the manifesto, which was published by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, the writer rages against Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, calling it a “genocide” and arguing that “the perpetrators and abettors have forfeited their humanity.” Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the FBI, said, “The FBI is aware of certain writings allegedly authored by the suspect, and we hope to have updates as to the authenticity very soon.” “The subject is in custody and interviewed last night at approximately 1am. As this is a pending investigation, we will share more with you when we are able,” Bongino added. “As our [Washington Field Office] said, the FBI believes there is no ongoing threat to the public at this time. At the same time, I want the public to be assured we are following up on any additional leads to ensure we do our complete and total due diligence on this.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a statement of “outrage” from President Donald Trump during Thursday’s press briefing, responding to the terror attack that had left two Israeli embassy staffers dead just hours earlier. Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the shooting deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, allegedly chanted “Free, free Palestine” while he was being arrested — and Leavitt shared the president’s thoughts on the tragic situation. WATCH: .@PressSec on the brutal murder of two @IsraelinUSA staffers in Washington, D.C.: “The evil of anti-Semitism must be eradicated from our society … Everyone here at the White House is praying for the victims’ friends and family during this unimaginable time.” pic.twitter.com/OzFX4U9wQB — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 22, 2025 “President Trump is saddened and outraged over the brutal murder of two Israeli Embassy staff here in Washington, D.C., last night,” Leavitt began. “Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were a beautiful young couple. In fact, we learned that Yaron was planing to propose to Sarah next week in Jerusalem.” “Yaron’s father Daniel spoke about the young couple’s devotion for one another this morning,” she continued. “He said, ‘They were in love, one for the other.’ The Embassy told us they were like star couple at the Embassy. ‘I never expected something like this. He had his whole life before him.'” “These words, especially every parent knows, are heart-wrenching,” Leavitt said. “The evil of antisemitism must be eradicated from our society … Everyone here at the White House is praying for the victims’ friends and family during this unimaginable time.” Leavitt also stated that she’d spoken to Attorney General Pam Bondi about the investigation earlier in the day, and that Bondi had promised that the perpetrator of the horrific crime would be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.”

Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) in a Thursday letter called for Attorney General Pam Bondi and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to investigate the horrific murder of two Israeli embassy staff as an act of domestic terrorism. Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgram, 26, were exiting an event for young Jewish professionals, where they were shot at close range by 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, who is now in custody. Moreno, who has positioned himself as a staunch supporter of Israel, mourned the loss of the young couple: “As members of the Jewish community gathered in our nation’s capital this week from all over the world, their worst fears became reality.” “Last night, this young couple, with the rest of their lives in front of them, was gunned down by a terrorist screaming ‘Free Palestine,’” Moreno said. Lischinsky had bought a ring and planned to propose to Milgram in Jerusalem next week. Moreno demanded immediate action from the DOJ and D.C. police: “The violence against Jews must stop.” “In light of this horrific attack, I respectfully request you immediately launch an investigation into this hate crime and act of domestic terrorism. The city of Washington D.C. must also conduct a full review of the security failures that allowed this terrorist attack to happen,” Moreno said. U.S. law enforcement appears to be moving in this direction, with FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday characterizing the attack as “act of terror” and “targeted anti-Semitic violence.” Last night’s act of terror has the full attention of the FBI. Targeted anti-Semitic violence is an attack on our core values and will be met with the full weight of federal law enforcement. The individual responsible will be held accountable, and the Bureau will continue pursuing… — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 22, 2025 Moreno further emphasized the urgency of addressing antisemitic violence, noting, “In 2024, the nation saw the highest number of antisemitic incidents in almost 50 years,” in addition to the “344 percent increase in antisemitic incidents over the past five years and an 893 percent increase over the past 10 years,” per the Anti-Defamation League. Moreno requested that authorities “launch an investigation into this hate crime and act of domestic terrorism, prosecute the heinous murderer to the fullest extent of the law,” and report to his office a review of “all protocols to identify how this security failure occurred.” “Religious liberty is the very foundation of the origins of our great nation. We must do everything we can to stop hate crimes, domestic terrorism, and antisemitism in America, including prosecuting those who commit domestic terrorism and hate crimes, fully funding the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and appropriating funds to the Department of Justice for grants to states for law enforcement to protect our religious institutions against acts of terror,” Moreno concluded.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota dismissed a reporter on Thursday after she was asked to comment on what FBI officials are calling a terror attack in Washington, D.C. A gunman shot and killed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both members of the Israeli Embassy staff, on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Lischinsky and Milgrim, who were soon to be engaged, were at the museum to attend a Jewish conference of the American Jewish Committee. “I’m going to go for now,” Omar said after being approached outside the Capitol Building by a reporter asking about the killings.  ? JUST IN: Ilhan Omar REFUSES to condemn the assassination of Israeli diplomats in DC last night Omar is an ISLAMIC TERRORlST who needs to be deported back to Somalia. NOT IN CONGRESS. pic.twitter.com/sstQadHDQg — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 22, 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned Omar’s reaction to the attack during a press briefing on Thursday. “It’s despicable and, frankly, we have seen a rise in antisemitic protests, of pro-Hamas protests, of terrorist sympathizers. We saw them on our college campuses and we’ve seen the Democratic Party turn a blind eye and in some cases actually embrace such antisemitic illegal behavior,” said Leavitt. “The president has made it very clear that such hatred will have no place in our country.” .@MaryMargOlohan: “Do you or President Trump have a message to politicians like Ilhan Omar, who this morning explicitly avoided condemning this act of terror?”@PressSec: “It’s despicable…the President has made it very clear that such hatred will have no place in our country.” pic.twitter.com/g9BXuhCqLh — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) May 22, 2025 Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar identified the victims. Sa’ar called the tragedy “a horrific terrorist attack,” according to ABC News. “This is the direct result of toxic anti-Semitic incitement against Israel and Jews around the world that has been going on since the October 7th massacre,” Sa’ar said. “I have been worried for the past few months that something like this would happen. And it did.” Omar has been embroiled in controversy over comments regarding terrorism before. In 2021, she earned a rebuke from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for appearing to equate the United States and Israel with terror groups. Memorial Day Sale – Get 40% Off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity,” Omar wrote in a post on X. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and the Taliban. I asked Secretary Blinken where people are supposed to go for justice.” Pelosi said Omar was “drawing false equivalencies.” “Drawing false equivalencies between democracies like the US and Israel and groups that engage in terrorism like Hamas and the Taliban foments prejudice and undermines progress toward a future of peace and security for all,” Pelosi said in a joint statement with other Democratic leaders. In March 2019, Omar spoke at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) banquet and referred to the 9/11 terror attack as “some people did something.” “Here’s the truth,” said Omar. “For far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and, frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it. CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.” CAIR was founded in 1994, not in response to 9/11, contrary to Omar’s claims.  At the time, Nicholas Haros Jr., who lost his mother on 9/11, took offense to Omar’s characterization. “Today I am here to respond to you, exactly who did what to whom,” said Haros. “We know who and what was done, there’s no uncertainty about that.” Omar’s office did not immediately respond to a Daily Wire request for comment.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt sparred with NBC News White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor during Thursday’s briefing after Alcindor claimed that President Donald Trump had presented an “unsubstantiated” video of crosses marking the graves of white farmers in South Africa. Alcindor repeated several times that the video was “unsubstantiated” and “not true” before asking what the process was for vetting such videos before showing them to world leaders like Trump did during an Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Leavitt, who was having none of it, fired back immediately. WATCH: .@PressSec nukes Fake News @Yamiche for LYING about the burial ground of white farmers killed in South Africa pic.twitter.com/BhCTGumnoz — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 22, 2025 “The president showed a video that he said showed more than 1,000 burial sites of white South Africans that he said were murdered. We know that that was not true and that the video wasn’t true, and so I wonder, why did the president choose to show that —” Alcindor said. “What’s not true, Yamiche?” Leavitt interrupted. “It’s not true that the video was showing a burial site. It is unsubstantiated that’s the case —” Alcindor continued. “No, it’s — it is true that that video showed the crosses that represent —” Leavitt pushed back. “It’s not the burial site and that’s what the president claimed —” Alcindor tried again. “The video showed images of crosses in South Africa about white farmers who have been killed and politically persecuted because of the color of their skin, and those crosses are representing their lives and the fact that they are now dead and their government did nothing about it,” Leavitt said as Alcindor continued to try to talk over her. “Are you disputing that there’s no —” Leavitt pressed. “I’m disputing the fact that the video showed what the president claimed it showed, because it did not show that,” Alcindor insisted. “But even more, who at the White House is responsible for —” “It did show that, it showed white crosses representing people who have perished because of racial persecution,” Leavitt continued. “— verifying the videos that the president shows, and what protocols are in place when there’s unsubstantiated information being put out for the world leaders —” Alcindor tried one more time. “Yamiche, what’s unsubstantiated about the video?” Leavitt asked again — and then she noted that The Associated Press had also shared a photo of the same memorial, along with a caption that read, “A view of crosses planted at the White Cross Monument, each one marking a white farmer who has been killed in a farm murder, is seen on a hillside in Ysterberg near Polokwane, South Africa.” “So it is substantiated, not just by that video and the physical evidence that everybody saw on display in the Oval Office, but also by another outlet in this room, The Associated Press, so you should take it up with them if you believe the claim is unsubstantiated.” FYI: @Yamiche — this is from the @AP pic.twitter.com/UfzMhbUuDK — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 22, 2025