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An Egyptian immigrant who had overstayed his visa in the US and was angry with Israel’s killings in Gaza was last week arrested and charged with a hate crime after he threw firebombs at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado.
Americans are angry about the attack, which has been presented as another act of Arab and Muslim terrorism and an act of antisemitism because the targets were supporting the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The suspect, identified as Mohammed Sabry Soliman, told police after his capture that he was angry at what Israel and the “Zionists” were doing to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Soliman also told investigators that he wanted to “kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead,” according to court documents.
No act of violence should be condoned or encouraged. Eight people suffered severe burns and were hospitalized as a result of the attack, during which Soliman yelled “Free Palestine.”
