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Boulder Flamethrower Suspect Charged in ‘Targeted Terrorist Attack’ on Jewish Demonstrators

Jewish leaders urge expanded security funding through unified political condemnation to counter escalating antisemitic threats.

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Vickie Gottlieb, left, of Greeley, Colo., joins her husband, Troy, in a prayer for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County, Colo., courthouse Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Isaac Dechtman of Denver and his parents Evan and Jennifer comfort each other at the Boulder County Courthouse on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, on June 3, 2025, two days after 12 people marching to raise awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured in a "targeted act of violence" by a man wielding incendiary devices. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

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.