Manhattan Institute associate Will Sussman precisely conveys my thoughts on last night’s anti-Semitic murders at the Jewish Museum in Washington:
This didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s the inevitable result of more than a year of anti-Israel and antisemitic hatred that has been tolerated and even encouraged in our institutions. From college campuses to the halls of Congress, this hatred has been allowed to fester unchecked.
Tonight’s tragedy will be a wake-up call for many. But for those of us who have been watching closely, the alarm bells have been ringing since October 7. This is what it means to “globalize the intifada.”
A million op-eds will be written about tonight. But I need to say my piece now.
This didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s the inevitable result of more than a year of anti-Israel and antisemitic hatred that has been tolerated and even encouraged in our institutions. From college…
— Will Sussman (@realWillSussman) May 22, 2025
Here is the context in this case, via Josh Kraushaar’s X feed.
Elias Rodriguez is a reported member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, holding a Marxist @answercoalition sign at a Chicago protest. I’ve been warning endlessly about these groups since 10/7 because the data clearly shows: they are in an unholy alliance with Islamists,… pic.twitter.com/fSySnE9XN6
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) May 22, 2025
Also from Josh’s X feed:
Yaron and Sarah— working together at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.— were murdered in a terrorist attack outside the Jewish Museum.
A young couple with a bright future planning their life together.Yaron, born in Nuremberg, wasn’t just a colleague.
I had the privilege of… pic.twitter.com/0fu3usprAF— Ambassador Ron Prosor (@Ron_Prosor) May 22, 2025
And this:
yaron lischinsky, born in Germany, was a Christian and a great lover of Israel. He made Aliyah, served in the IDF, and dedicated his life to the State of Israel and Zionism.
A remarkable life story of moral clarity – a Righteous Among the Nations in our time, who chose to bind… pic.twitter.com/eFj8fViA2b
— raz sauber – רז זאובר (@raz_sauber_) May 22, 2025
