Morton Klein, the president of the Zionist Organization of America, said Thursday the organization condemns the “brutal antisemitic murder” of Israel Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. 

“This heinous act by a subhuman killer must be publicly condemned by everyone,” Klein said in a statement, in which he also demanded action against Palestinians. “We pray for the families of the murdered Jews. May their souls be for a blessing.”

Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, the suspect in the shootings, walked into the museum after opening fire and began chanting “Free, free Palestine” as he was being detained by security officers. 

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