By:  Jerome Brookshire

A growing storm of outrage is sweeping through Jewish communities and human rights organizations following shocking comments by a major social media personality in the wake of the Washington, D.C. shooting that killed two Israeli embassy staffers. As reported by The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Guy Christensen, a 28-year-old Gen-Z TikTok influencer known online as “YourFavoriteGuy”, publicly expressed support for the murders in a viral video that has since been taken down—but not before reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers.

The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrom, were attending a cultural event hosted by the American Jewish Committee when they were gunned down outside the Capitol Jewish Museum. The attack, carried out by a man identified as Elias Rodriguez, is under federal investigation and widely viewed as an act of political violence. According to the JTA report, Christensen responded to the attack by initially condemning the killing, only to reverse course less than a day later in a subsequent video in which he declared: “I do not condemn the elimination of the Zionist officials who worked at the Israeli embassy last night.”

Meet Guy Christensen, a TikTok influencer with millions of followers who has built his platform by glorifying terrorism, spreading antisemitic propaganda, and most recently, celebrating the murder of Jews.

Here’s what he had to say about the brutal slayings of Sarah Milgrim and… pic.twitter.com/Aafkz6sLdU

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) May 23, 2025

As the JTA report noted, Christensen’s social media platform—boasting over 3 million followers—has long trafficked in anti-Israel rhetoric and pro-Palestinian messaging, often veering into conspiratorial territory. His reversal was particularly jarring in tone and content, as he praised the shooter, calling him “a resistance fighter” rather than a terrorist and justifying the killing as a form of political opposition to what he described as Israel’s “genocide machine.”

Christensen’s videos have typically featured him dressed in pro-Palestinian apparel, often with a keffiyeh draped over his shoulders and a Palestinian flag in the background. In the now-deleted post, he read aloud from a violent online manifesto allegedly linked to the gunman, titled “Escalate For Gaza, Bring the War Home,” according to the information provided in the JTA report. The influencer used the video to characterize the embassy staffers not as civilians, but as “war criminals”, and claimed the attack was not anti-Semitic because Lischinsky had identified online as a Messianic Jew.

This little brat from the free Palestine cult, Guy Christensen, has been spewing garbage for 19 months about Gaza and now is openly calling to murder Israeli citizens on U.S. soil to 3.4 million TikTok followers. This is not protected speech it’s incitement to violence.… pic.twitter.com/SfEz42M5r9

— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) May 23, 2025

JTA reported that Christensen has a documented history of amplifying fringe theories, including calling the U.S. electoral system a fraud and likening government crackdowns on anti-Israel protests to Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jews that marked the beginning of the Holocaust. His most recent commentary, however, crossed a dangerous threshold by explicitly endorsing political assassination as a legitimate form of resistance.

What’s especially alarming, the JTA report noted is the platform’s size and influence. With millions of followers, Christensen is among the most prominent voices of a radicalized Gen-Z cohort that conflates anti-Zionism with support for violence. His statements not only validate extremism but potentially incite further attacks. Indeed, his remarks were met with mixed reactions—some followers expressed discomfort or disbelief, while others encouraged the rhetoric, with a few even requesting legal defense funds for the alleged shooter.

Equally disturbing was Christensen’s attempt to defend his stance by comparing the murder of diplomats to Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star, casting himself as a rebel hero standing up to tyranny. In a follow-up video described by JTA, he warned that a federal investigation might be imminent and added a disturbing “disclaimer,” saying: “I hate Nazis and I hate Zionists… If you’re not one of those things, I don’t have a problem with you.”

The JTA report emphasized that Christensen’s statements reflect a deepening crisis in online radicalization, particularly as influencers leverage highly visible platforms to promote hate under the guise of social justice. His retraction of his original condemnation of the murders—paired with his call for “stronger resistance” and “escalation”—underscores the gravity of this trend.

At a time when Jewish communities are reeling from rising anti-Semitism and political violence, the viral spread of such rhetoric is not merely offensive—it’s dangerous. As the report at the JTA indicated, Christensen’s influence and open support for deadly violence must be met with a serious societal reckoning over the role of social media in promoting extremism and undermining democratic values.