“Globalize the Intifada!!” These words have been chanted on college campuses and American streets, written on banners, and spray-painted on buildings not just since Oct. 7, 2023, but even before. Lest there be any doubt about what they mean, last week clarified any confusion.
On May 21, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two young adults were killed in cold blood outside a Jewish museum in our nation’s capital. The two young adultsy were attending an event to learn about humanitarian diplomacy. Sarah, in particular, had studied at the United States Institute of Peace, an organization that promotes conflict resolution. After being arrested, the attacker, Elias Rodriguez, chanted “Free, Free Palestine” and stated, “I did it for Gaza.”
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