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Alert Warns of Elevated Threat to Jewish Communities in US

Attacks in Boulder, DC could inspire more, FBI says

(Newser) - Federal agencies have warned that the recent attacks on Jewish people in the US, as well as the Israeli-Hamas fighting, could inspire more. The alert to Americans and law enforcement agencies was issued Thursday night by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center, CBS News...

Suspect in Boulder Firebombing Attack Hit With 118 Counts

Mohamed Sabry Soliman charged with crimes including attempted murder

(Newser) - A man accused of yelling "Free Palestine" and throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza was charged with 118 counts including attempted murder in a Colorado court Thursday, the AP reports. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, who has been jailed since his arrest...

Judge Blocks Deportation of Boulder Suspect's Family

'It is patently unlawful to punish individuals for the crimes of their relatives,' lawyers say

(Newser) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to immediately halt deportation proceedings against the family of a man charged in the firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, to ensure the protection of the family's constitutional rights. US District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher granted a request from the wife and...

Family of Boulder Suspect Taken Into ICE Custody

'We are investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack,' Noem says

(Newser) - The wife and five children of the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring 12 of them, were taken into custody by federal immigration authorities Tuesday, officials said. "We are investigating to what extent his family...

It's a Scary Time to Be a Jew in America
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Jun 3, 2025 8:11 AM CDT

It's a Scary Time to Be a Jew in America

Sheila Katz writes that it's not enough to speak up only after violent incidents

(Newser) - The US has seen two violent antisemitic attacks in two weeks—a fatal shooting in DC followed by the firebomb assault in Colorado . Sheila Katz, chief executive of the National Council of Jewish Women, takes note of the widespread condemnation of the assaults but finds fault with one aspect of...

FBI: Boulder Suspect Planned Attack for a Year

Mohammed Sabry Soliman charged with federal hate crime

(Newser) - A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza has been charged with a federal hate crime, according to court documents filed Monday. Eight people were injured in the...

Boulder Terror Suspect Has a Pending Asylum Claim

Mohamed Sabry Soliman's work clearance expired in March, per Fox News

(Newser) - More details are emerging about the suspect in Sunday's purported terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, who is said to have been in the US illegally. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller initially described the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, as an Egyptian national who overstayed a tourist visa....

What We Know About the Boulder Attack
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Jun 2, 2025 6:14 AM CDT

What We Know About the Boulder Attack

Holocaust survivor among 8 injured in attack on event in support of Israeli hostages

(Newser) - A Holocaust survivor was among at least eight people injured Sunday when a man used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set fire to a group of Jewish people in Boulder, Colorado, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The latest:
  • Suspect: Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of
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Suspect in Colorado Attack Shouted 'Free Palestine': FBI

6 injured in attack at pedestrian mall

(Newser) - Six people were injured Sunday in what the FBI immediately described as a "targeted terror attack" at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, where a group had gathered to raise attention to Israeli hostages held in Gaza, the AP reports. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled...

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