Alex Soros Slammed for Condemning Israeli Embassy Shooting While Funding Anti-Israel Groups

In a tragic twist of irony, billionaire Alex Soros, heir to the Open Society Foundation (OSF), finds himself in hot water after condemning the brutal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, outside Washington, D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum. The young couple, on the cusp of engagement, was gunned down Wednesday night in what authorities call an antisemitic attack. The suspect, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, allegedly shouted “Free, free Palestine!” while in custody, adding fuel to an already fiery controversy.

Soros took to X to denounce the killings as “evil in its most basic form,” urging the strongest condemnation of the act. Yet, his words were met with a digital storm of criticism, with many pointing fingers at his foundation’s funding of groups accused of stoking anti-Israel sentiments. From Human Rights Watch, labeled by critics as branding Israel an “apartheid state,” to smaller Palestinian NGOs that challenge Israel’s legitimacy, the OSF’s financial trail has raised eyebrows. Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, didn’t mince words, noting that Alex seems to mirror his father George Soros’s controversial legacy, with no signs of pivoting toward support for the Jewish state.

The online backlash was swift. One user accused Soros of fueling the very hate he condemned, while another tied him to the “revolutionary Marxist group” allegedly linked to the shooter. Though Rodriguez’s affiliations remain murky, the accusations highlight a deeper tension: can one condemn violence while funding groups that critics say fan its flames? For now, the tragedy—and the debate—rages on.