An Outcry in Europe, a Shooting in Washington and a Blockade in Gaza
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What recent events escalated tensions in Washington D.C.?
From The New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. For the past few weeks, international outcry has been building over Israel's plans to escalate its military campaign in Gaza and over its two-month-long blockade of the region, which has put Gaza's population on the brink of starvation. And then, on Wednesday, a man chanting free Palestine gunned down two employees of Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C., Today, Aaron Boxerman, a Times correspondent in Jerusalem, on the desperate situation in Gaza and Israel's fears that the world has become an increasingly dangerous place for its people. It's Friday, May 23rd. Aaron, we're talking to you. I'm in New York. You're in Jerusalem.
What time is it over there?
It's about 9.40 in the evening.
Well, thank you so much for making the time so late at night to talk to us about this.
Thanks for having me.
We want to start this conversation with what happened here in the United States on Wednesday night in D.C. So can you tell us a little bit about the events of the last 24 hours?
So at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, there was a shooting in Washington, D.C., It was right outside the Capitol Jewish Museum where a major American Jewish organization, the American Jewish Committee, was having an event for young diplomats where they were focused on discussing aid to Gaza and the Middle East. Now, according to the police, a shooter approached a number of people who had left the event. He pulled out a handgun and he opened fire, killing two of them. Both of them were employees of the Israeli embassy in Washington. One of them was named Yaron Lushinsky. He was 30 years old. And the other was Sarah Milgram, 26. The two of them were dating. And Mr. Lushinsky, according to his family, had planned to propose marriage during a trip to Israel next week. A lot of the details about the attack remain unclear. There's video of the alleged attacker shouting, "'Free Palestine!'
at the scene as he's being detained, but it wasn't clear whether the shooter was targeting this event because it was at a Jewish museum or because it was hosting Israeli embassy employees or for some other reason entirely. At this stage, we just don't know 100%. That being said, law enforcement officials are looking into this as a potential hate crime and an act of terror.
These two young people who were killed, they were staff members at the Israeli embassy. And so I'm really curious what the reaction is inside Israel to their deaths.
So in Israel, people were really shocked. I mean, they viewed the idea that two people who work for the Israeli embassy might be targeted in the middle of Washington, D.C. as, you know, absolutely shocking and horrifying. It was immediately condemned. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a horrific anti-Semitic murder. And many Israeli leaders turned their criticism outward.
This is the direct result of toxic anti-Semitic incitement against Israel's and Jews around the world that has been going on since the October 7 massacre.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent events escalated tensions in Washington D.C.?
1:15–12:14
2
How is the situation in Gaza affecting its residents?
12:14–13:29
3
What was the international reaction to the blockade in Gaza?
13:29
4
What are the implications of Israel's military strategy?
10:09–16:19
5
How are diplomatic relations changing due to the conflict?
16:19–16:40
6
What are the humanitarian concerns in Gaza?
16:40–29:06
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