Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot Dead in Washington D.C.

两名以色列大使馆工作人员在华盛顿特区遭枪击身亡。

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2025-05-22

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A.M. Edition for May 22. A man shouting “Free Palestine” fired shots near a Jewish museum in the U.S. capital, with President Donald Trump suggesting the killings were driven by antisemitism. Plus, WSJ’s Quentin Webb says it's a new, golden era for crypto as Bitcoin jumps to a fresh, record high. And Oasis fans look set to outspend Swifties as the British band’s summer reunion tour gears up. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • In Washington,

  • a man who shouted free Palestine has fatally shot two Israeli embassy staff members near a Jewish museum.

  • Plus, the GOP makes last-ditch changes to the tax bill to appease conservative hardliners.

  • It's more important to get this right.

  • to get it correct than to get it fast.

  • We are sitting at the table to do that.

  • And Bitcoin jumps to a new all-time high.

  • It's Thursday, May the 22nd.

  • I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

  • Here is the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • Law enforcement officials say a man shouting free Palestine has fatally shot two Israeli embassy staff in Washington.

  • The shooting happened near a Jewish museum just after 9pm Eastern last night.

  • Officers believe the shooting was committed by a single suspect,

  • identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago.

  • He has been arrested.

  • Israel's ambassador to the UN described the attack as anti-Semitic terrorism,

  • while President Trump said radicalism has no place in the U.S.

  • Here's D.C.

  • Mayor Muriel Bowser.