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Was the shooting of Israeli embassy staff at Jewish museum a false flag?

A forensics officer investigates the shooting site outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that killed two people, in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025 [AFP]

Following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, DC, last week, some social media users claimed the incident was a “false flag” because of when and where it happened.

“So you’re telling me two Israeli diplomats got killed across the street from an FBI field office outside a Jewish museum that had *closed* 4 hours earlier,” said a May 22 X post. “And one day after Israel fired at European diplomats and Europe was talking sanctions and you don’t think it’s a false flag?”

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