CHICAGO — On Wednesday night, two Israeli Embassy aides were fatally shot in Washington, D.C. In response, State Senator Robert Peters released the following statement:

“Last night’s murder of Israeli Embassy staff outside the Capital Jewish Museum was a horrifying act of antisemitic terror. My deepest condolences are with victims’ loved ones and the American Jewish Committee community.

“Antisemitism is vile and dangerous. We must fight it wherever it festers.”