Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, condemned the terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. He has since described the act of violence as “terrorism against Jews,” which has taken over American streets, especially in light of the recent attack coming weeks after a similar violent development in the US.
“Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border — it is already burning the streets of America,” the Israel envoy issued a statement. “Make no mistake — this is not a political protest, this is terrorism. The time for statements is over. It is time for concrete action to be taken against the instigators wherever they may be.”
Colorado terror attack: What happened
Six elderly people in the age group ranging from 67 to 88 were injured in what the FBI are now calling a “targeted act of violence” after a male suspect shouting “Free Palestine” launched Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel gathering this weekend. The incident took place at a rally organised by a group called “Run For Their Lives,” which is a national organisation aimed at raising awareness about Israeli hostages affected by Hamas’ Oct 7, 2023, attack.
Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border – it is already burning the streets of America. Today, in Boulder, Colorado, Jewish people marched with a moral and humane demand: to return the hostages. In response, the Jewish protesters were brutally attacked, with an… pic.twitter.com/gdav3zTmD9
— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) June 1, 2025
Eyewitnesses and videos of the incident circulating online have established that the suspect – now identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman – was also hear shouting “End Zionists!” and “They are killers” at the pro-Israel gathering in Colorado.
Officials, community severely condemn Boulder terror attack
Like Danny Danon, Rachel Amaru, an organiser with Run For Their Lives’ Boulder chapter also labelled the attack as “blatantly antisemitic,” according to CBS News.
Ed Victor, a participant in Sunday’s Boulder walk, said, “There was somebody there that I didn’t even notice, although he was making a lot of noise, but I’m just focused on my job of being quiet and getting lined up. And, from my point of view, all of a sudden, I felt the heat. It was a Molotov cocktail equivalent, a gas bomb in a glass jar, thrown.”
Boulder’s Jewish community joined the public outcry against the attack. In a collective statement, the group of organisations wrote, “We are saddened and heartbroken to learn that an incendiary device was thrown at walkers at the Run for Their Lives walk on Pearl Street as they were raising awareness for the hostages still held in Gaza. When events like this enter our own community, we are shaken. Our hope is that we come together for one another.”
US State Secretary Marco Rubio echoed the sentiments by calling the incident a “targeted terror attack.” Similarly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer labelled the violent unfolding as “a vile, antisemitic act of terror.” Even the US Department of Justice went on to call it a “needless act of violence.”
Colorado ‘antisemitic attack’ follows fatal Jewish museum shooting
The Colorado terror attack comes nearly two weeks after 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez was accused of fatally shooting two Israel Embassy staff members outside a Jewish museum in the US. Like Soliman, he too, claimed to have allegedly gone through with the violent undertaking “for Palestine,” adding that he “did it for Gaza.” While federal charges against Mohamed Soliman are expected to be announced in the coming days, Rodriguez was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.