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According to their families, Yaron was planning to propose to Sarah the following week.

Rodriguez allegedly chanted “Free Palestine” as he was arrested and told officers at the scene: "I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”

According to the indictment against him, the day he flew to the capital from Chicago with a 9mm handgun packed in his luggage, he authored a manifesto arguing that perpetrators of "the genocide" have "forfeited their humanity".

"The sad truth is, for way too long, antisemitism has been allowed to grow unchecked in this country,” said Bondi.

"Too many institutions have abdicated their moral responsibility to speak up. Too many so-called leaders have stayed quiet. Actions have consequences and inaction has consequences, too."

She added that the Trump administration is dedicated to rooting out antisemitism wherever it is found.

“We've sued violent protesters under the FACE act for intimidating Jewish Americans worshipping at synagogues. This is the first time since the passage of the FACE act in 1994 that it has been used to protect a house of worship,” Bondi said.

The FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) Act is a federal law designed to protect access to medical facilities and abortion clinics, but it also criminalises the use of force, threats, or physical obstruction to block people from exercising religious freedom at places of worship.

“Too many synagogues have been forced to have extra security,” and the Department of Justice (DoJ) is “dedicated to reversing this unacceptable trend,” Bondi continued.

Referring to the January 10 arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, Mississippi, she noted that, along with first-degree arson, the suspect had been charged with a hate crime.

She praised her assistant attorney general, Harmeet Dhillon, who runs the DoJ’s Civil Rights Division, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and US President Donald Trump for negotiating challenging settlements with universities that have allowed antisemitism to fester.

Bondi also recounted an incident at Florida State University where a female student verbally attacked and harassed a male student for wearing an IDF shirt.

“Little things are the big things, and that sends a strong message that you can't behave that way anymore in our country. You can't bully other students simply because they're Jewish and you think you're better than they are. It’s not going to happen under Donald Trump's presidency,” Bondi said.