Tragedy struck in Washington on Wednesday when a pro-Hamas activist allegedly murdered two Israeli embassy workers in cold blood. The criminal complaint asserts that Elias Rodriguez, a far-left socialist from Chicago, shot Sarah Milgram and Yaron Lischinsky in the back as they were leaving an event on collaboration to deliver aid to Gaza. Per the complaint, the killer then reloaded and proceeded to continue shooting Milgram as she attempted to crawl away.

A manifesto was released online just before the shooting, with Rodriguez claiming he intended to carry out the murders to avenge the "genocide" happening in Gaza. He ended his screed by saying that it was the only "sane" thing to do. Of course, you didn't need his manifesto to know his motive, given he shouted "free Palestine" while being arrested and admitted he "did it for Gaza."

SEE: Gross Details of Manifesto of 'Free Palestine' Killer Who Murdered Israeli Embassy Workers

None of this happened in a vacuum. Rodriguez was simply the natural outgrowth of the rabid pro-Hamas movement that has swept across the United States, especially on Ivy League college campuses. From Democrat politicians to national press members, the permission structure to murder Israelis has been built by excusing chants for a "global intifada" and "resistance by any means necessary" as harmless sloganeering. 

In the aftermath of such a terrible act, you'd hope the mainstream media would at least shut up in light of all the harm they've helped perpetrate. Instead, they managed to go to an even darker place: Worrying about the very movement that propagated these killings. 

After the shooting, the CNN anchor’s main concern is the optics against anti-Israel protesters, not the safety of Jews. Her guest pushes back. It’s an incredible moment of television. pic.twitter.com/8iBFbQgNAA

— Marina Medvin