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Robert Milgrim, whose daughter Sarah was shot Tuesday, instructed NBC News that the soon-to-be engaged girl had skilled antisemitism earlier than, however was “very strong in dealing with it.”

“She accepted it, understood it, and tried to be a great instance in order that perhaps there’d be much less antisemitism,” he said. “But it didn’t end up very nicely for her.”

The Capital Jewish Museum received a $500,000 Washington funding grant last week to boost security, amid concerns over being a Jewish organization and hosting a new LGBTQ+ exhibit.

“We acknowledge that there are threats related to this as nicely,” executive director Beatrice Gurwitz previously told NBC4 Washington.

“And once more, we need to be certain that our house is as welcoming and safe for everyone who comes right here whereas we’re exploring these tales.”

Witness Katie Kalisher, 29, spoke with Reuters and said she was among people in the museum who were chatting to a man who entered looking very scared after gunshots were heard outside, when he suddenly pulled out a keffiyeh scarf.

“He says, ‘I did it. I did it for Gaza, free, free Palestine.’ And he is chanting this. And then instantly the police are available and so they arrest him,” said Kalisher, a jewelry designer.

Rodriguez’s 71-year-old neighbor, John Wayne Fry, told NBC News that he rarely interacted with the suspected shooter who killed two Israeli Embassy officials in Washington, D.C., last night.

“He seemed like a normal, friendly guy,” Fry said.

The Chicagoan also expressed regrets about never discussing Palestine or Israel with Rodriguez.

“I wish that I had an opportunity to talk with him because if I had, I would’ve talked him out of it.”

A manifesto was posted on social media last night from an account that belonged to the suspected shooter of the two Israeli embassy staffers who were killed in Washington, D.C., the New York Times reports.

In the writings, the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, condemned what he called atrocities committed by the Israel Defense Forces against Palestinians and denounced both the Israeli and U.S. governments.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said that the agency is aware of “certain writings” that may have been authored by the suspect, adding, “we hope to have updates as to the authenticity very soon.”

Bongino’s statement appeared to refer to a manifesto signed with Rodriguez’s name that was posted to an anonymous X account on Wednesday night shortly before the shooting.

Posted with the title “Escalate For Gaza, Bring The War Home,” it condemned Israel’s killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians since the October 2023 Hamas attacks, and discussed the morality of “armed” action.

With reporting from Reuters

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C. have been fatally shot while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.

The attack is being seen by officials in Israel and the U.S. as the latest in a growing wave of antisemitism after Israel ramped up its offensive in the Gaza Strip. President Donald Trump has condemned the “horrible” D.C. killings and offered his condolences to the families of the victims.

Here’s what we know so far:

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have increased their security levels after two people were killed outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday evening.

Michelle del Rey reports.