In a public service announcement issued Thursday night, the agencies said the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict “may motivate other violent extremists and hate crime perpetrators with similar grievances to conduct violence against Jewish and Israeli communities and their supporters.”
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Police forces after the Molotov cocktail terror attack
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“Foreign terrorist organizations also may try to exploit narratives related to the conflict to inspire attacks in the United States,” the announcement said.
The public should “remain vigilant” and “report any threats of violence or suspicious activity to law enforcement,” the agencies said.
The PSA referenced Sunday’s incident in Boulder, where Mohamed Soliman allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a group of people marching in support of the release of Israeli hostages. Fifteen people were injured, including a Holocaust survivor, officials said.
Soliman was arrested at the scene and allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” during the attack, according to the FBI. He later told police, “he wanted to kill all Zionist people,” according to court documents.
Footage of the Molotov cocktail terror attack
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“He said this had nothing to do with the Jewish community and was specific in the Zionist group supporting the killings of people on his land (Palestine),” the documents stated.
Soliman faces a federal hate crime charge and 118 state charges, including attempted murder, assault, and explosives offenses. He has not entered a plea in either case.
The PSA also mentioned the May 21 murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, Israeli Embassy staff members who were fatally shot after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The suspect reportedly began chanting “Free, free Palestine” upon arrest, police said.
The Anti-Defamation League has documented a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. The group recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, marking a 344% increase over the past five years and an 893% increase over the past decade.
“I am angry,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said during a news conference Wednesday in Boulder. “It’s way past time for our political leaders, community groups, media outlets, tech platforms, faith leaders to take action before more Jewish blood is spilled. And it's way past time to stop excusing antisemitic rhetoric,” he said.
Greenblatt encouraged the public to speak out against hate and offered specific actions: “Flag a hateful post, sign a petition, attend a service, make a comment in city council,” he said.
