Top White House and Justice officials tied the brazen shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers to ongoing campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

Those responsible for the fatal attack against two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday will be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the law," according to the White House.

Reports say antisemitism incidents in U.S. up nearly 900% over past decade

The White House is ramping up its crackdown on antisemitism in the wake of the Washington shooting that left two young Israeli embassy staffers dead on Wednesday night. The administration has for

Groups that monitor hate crimes said the Hamas attack in 2023 and the subsequent war had helped fuel tens of thousands of anti-Jewish incidents globally, including cases of verbal abuse and violence.

Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot while exiting the Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

When Jerusalem resident Ziv Halsband woke up to news that two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington had been shot dead, the software developer came to a disturbing conclusion: Jews were not safe anywhere.

One of two Israeli embassy workers shot as they left an event, Sarah Milgrim worked for peace and against hate and antisemitism.

"There are so many moments where legitimate criticism of Israel and its conduct has crossed the line into antisemitism."