‘I Did It for Gaza’

Stand for Israel | May 23, 2025

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Elias Rodriguez, the 30-year-old Chicago man charged with murder in the slaying of two Israeli embassy staffers, made his intentions clear to police following the attack:

[Rodriguez] approached police on the scene after the shooting and told them, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” according to a court document filed on Thursday.

Rodriguez allegedly murdered Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Lischinsky and Milgrim were a couple, and Lischinsky was planning to propose in Jersualem next week.

The US Justice Department said Rodriguez has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, as well as other charges, including the murder of foreign officials.

Meanwhile, U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding the alarm warning of “rationalizing the murder of Jews” and the anti-Semitism that has been rising around the world, especially since the horrific attacks on Israel of October 7, 2023.

As Israel continues to fight a war against brutal enemies committed to her destruction, and the scourge of anti-Semitism continues to spread, Israel and the Jewish people need their Christian advocates and allies more than ever. Please continue to appeal to God in prayer for the safety, protection, and comfort of the Jewish state and the Jewish people.