Colorado Attack: Man Yells 'Free Palestine', Uses Flamethrower on Pro-Israel Group

Attack on Pro-Israel Demonstration

• 🎯 A pro-Israel group, 'Run for Their Lives,' was targeted during a peaceful demonstration in Boulder, Colorado.
• 🔥 The attack involved a man using a homemade flamethrower and throwing Molotov cocktails, injuring eight people.
• 🧑‍🦳 Victims ranged in age from 52 to 88, with almost all being senior citizens.

Suspect and Motive

• 👤 The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Egyptian national Muhammad Sabri Solomon, was arrested.
• 🗣️ Solomon was reportedly heard yelling "Free Palestine" during the attack and later asked, "How many children have you killed?"
• ⚠️ The FBI is investigating the incident as a terror attack, with one official calling it "targeted terror."

Allegations of Illegal Immigration Status

• 📜 Fox News reported that Solomon overstayed his visa and remained in the US illegally after an extension expired in March.

Broader Context and Rhetoric

• 🇵🇸 The attack occurred shortly after another incident where a man yelling "Free Palestine" was charged with fatally shooting Israeli embassy staffers.
• ✡️ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the attack on "blood libels against the Jewish state and people."
• 💬 The speaker refutes claims of genocide in Gaza, stating that the casualty percentages do not support such claims and that Hamas's founding document calls for the extermination of Jews.
• 🕊️ The speaker contrasts the peaceful protest for hostages with the violent attack, highlighting the irony and horror of the situation.