Alleged shooter of Israeli embassy staff leaves behind 'manifesto'

The suspect in the shooting of two staff members belonging to Israel's embassy in Washington, DC, Elias Rodriguez, has left behind an alleged manifesto, according to Arabic and English media. 

Rodriguez cites Israel's war on Gaza as his motivation for fatally shooting two young staff members belonging to Israel's embassy. 

Rodriguez called Israel a "genocidal apartheid state" and accused the American government of aiding it. 

He also referenced Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old serviceman of the United States Air Force who self-immolated in February 2024 in protest against Israel's war on Gaza.

"Others sacrificed themselves in the hopes of stopping the massacre and the state works to make us feel their sacrifice was made in vain, that there is no hope in escalating for Gaza and no point in bringing the war home. We can't let them succeed. Their sacrifices were not made in vain," Rodriguez wrote. 

He also said that "armed demonstration" against Israel would appear like the "sane thing to do" by many Americans.