On Sunday, America was shaken once again by a horrific act of terror—this time, an attack in Boulder, Colorado, targeting a peaceful demonstration by the pro-Israel group Run for Their Lives. The event was dedicated to advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. As patriots marched peacefully, demanding justice and human dignity, they were savagely assaulted by an assailant wielding a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device, shouting “Free Palestine.”
The assault left eight innocent Americans injured, men and women aged between 52 and 88, including revered Holocaust survivor and Chabad director Rabbi Israel Wilhelm. Two victims were so severely burned that they had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital’s burn unit. This brutal attack is yet another stark reminder of the rising tide of antisemitism and terrorism that threatens our homeland and the security of freedom-loving people everywhere.
The suspect, identified by the FBI as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is an Egyptian national who has been in the United States illegally since 2022. According to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Soliman was granted a tourist visa under Biden’s reckless open-door policies and overstayed illegally. Rather than enforcing our laws, Biden’s administration rewarded his illegal stay with a work permit. Miller was unequivocal: “Suicidal migration must be fully reversed.”
This is the bitter fruit of the Biden administration’s catastrophic immigration policies, which President Trump is working tirelessly to reverse. Under Biden, illegal aliens were not only allowed but encouraged to flood into America, undermining law and order and jeopardizing public safety. Under President Trump, America First means protecting our citizens and securing our borders from those who wish us harm—the exact opposite of Biden’s dangerous appeasement.
Run for Their Lives began as a noble initiative by Jewish Americans to shed light on the innocent hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Their website powerfully states: “Innocent children, women, the elderly, and young people should not be living in tunnels 20 meters underground for over a year—they should be in their homes with their families.” They ask only that the world refuses to normalize the barbaric hostage-taking tactics of Hamas terrorists, and that we do everything possible to bring these innocents home safely.
Yet, even this simple act of solidarity and decency has become a target for terrorist brutality on American soil. The Boulder attack came just days after another chilling assault in Washington, D.C., where a pro-Palestinian extremist allegedly murdered two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum. Our nation faces a growing threat from radical ideologues emboldened by years of weak leadership and porous borders under the Biden regime.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, rightly condemned the Boulder violence as targeting peaceful demonstrators who sought only to raise awareness. “It is unfathomable that the Jewish community is facing another terror attack here in Boulder, on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot no less,” Polis stated, adding that the suspect must be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also responded forcefully, identifying the attack as an act of antisemitism: the victims were targeted “because they were Jews.” This is the stark reality that liberals and the mainstream media too often refuse to confront. Radical hatred against Israel and its supporters has reached American shores—violent, ruthless, and emboldened by weak immigration enforcement and political appeasement.
The solution is clear: America First policies must prevail. Our borders must be secured, immigration law enforced, and terrorist sympathizers expelled from our communities. President Trump’s commitment to reversing Biden’s disastrous policies, restoring law and order, and protecting American citizens from terror has never been more crucial. This battle is not merely political—it is a moral imperative for the safety, security, and dignity of every American citizen.
We will not surrender to terror. We will not appease radicalism. We will stand firm, proudly American, proudly pro-Israel, and proudly committed to justice for every innocent victim of terrorism, here and abroad.
