The Chicago man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporations.

Socialist party denies Israeli embassy shooting suspect is a member - Charged suspect Elias Rodriguez, who shouted ‘free Palestine’ after his arrest, has alleged ties to a left-wing group

Authorities raid Elias Rodriguez's Chicago apartment after he allegedly killed two Israeli embassy workers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.

The suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., has been charged. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President’s Joint Speech to Congress, but we don’t know his family,” a spokesperson for Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) told The

Elias Rodriguez has been linked to the Answer Coalition, a left-wing group that devotes itself to ending war and racism.

A socialist political party linked to Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington, DC, who yelled "free, free Palestine" as he was arrested, denied that he is a member.

In March, a Democratic congressman hailed the father of the accused killer of two Israeli embassy workers as the “very best of our community.” Elias Rodriguez allegedly gunned down Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday.