Overview
- Mohamed Sabry Soliman was arrested for the June 1 Boulder attack after allegedly using Molotov cocktails and a homemade flamethrower at a peaceful demonstration, injuring multiple people including a Holocaust survivor.
- The FBI has classified the incident as a "targeted terrorist attack" and ICE detained Soliman’s wife and children before a federal judge barred their deportation.
- Eleven days earlier, Elias Rodriguez fatally shot two Israeli Embassy staffers outside Washington’s Capital Jewish Museum, confessing he acted “for Palestine, for Gaza.”
- Over 40 Jewish organizations have called on Congress to raise the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to $1 billion and bolster law enforcement support for at-risk institutions.
- The ADL reports more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. since October 2023, with 58% tied to Israel or Zionism, driving urgent calls for reinforced campus and community safety measures.