A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled in Boulder, Colorado, to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Eight people were hurt, and the suspect was arrested at the scene and determined to be an Egyptian in the country illegally.
Leo Terrell, head of the antisemitism task force at the Justice Department, said: “This was not an isolated incident. This antisemitic terrorist attack is part of a horrific and escalating wave of violence targeting Jews and their supporters simply for being Jewish or standing up for Jewish lives.”
The FBI called it a targeted act of terrorism as well.
The attack in Boulder comes at a time of heightened violence, including high-profile incidents against the Jewish community.
Last month, two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed in Washington. It was labeled an act of terror.
In April, the residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, was targeted by an arsonist. It happened after the governor had posted about celebrating Passover with his family.
These attacks of antisemitism have escalated since the start of the Israel-Hamas War in 2023.
Lonny Wilk with the Anti-Defamation League joined us on The Morning Show and said in the three months following the start of the Israel-Hamas war, antisemitic incidents skyrocketed by 361%.
He looked at what’s fueling the rise and potential solutions.
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