US politicians, Jewish groups condemn 'horrifying' Boulder terror attack: 'Vile, antisemitic act of terror'

U.S. lawmakers, Trump medication officials and Jewish groups were among those who condemned the panic onslaught that near 8 radical injured successful Boulder, Colorado, connected Sunday, calling it a "monstrous attack" and an "act of vile antisemitism."

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was arrested astatine the scene, aft helium allegedly acceptable victims connected occurrence arsenic they peacefully rallied connected behalf of Israeli hostages inactive held by Hamas successful Gaza. Soliman was heard yelling "Free Palestine" and different criticisms of Israel during the attack.

Soliman, an Egyptian national, entered the U.S. successful 2022 with authorization but has since overstayed his visa, according to authorities. Local and national instrumentality enforcement proceed to analyse the attack.

"My thoughts and prayers spell retired to the radical who person been injured by this heinous and targeted enactment connected the Jewish community," Colorado Democrat Gov. Jared Polis, who is Jewish, said successful a statement. "Boulder is strong. We person flooded tragedies unneurotic and volition get done this unneurotic arsenic a community."

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Boulder constabulary taped disconnected an country adjacent the transgression scene. (KDVR)

"As the Jewish assemblage reels from the caller antisemitic murders successful Washington, D.C., it is unfathomable that the assemblage is facing different antisemitic onslaught present successful Boulder connected the eve of the vacation of Shavuot," helium continued. "Several individuals were brutally attacked portion peacefully drafting attraction to the plight of hostages who person been held by Hamas terrorists for 604 days. Hate is unacceptable successful our Colorado for all, and I condemn this enactment of terror. The fishy should beryllium prosecuted to the fullest grade of the law."

The politician said helium is moving intimately with section and national instrumentality enforcement pursuing Sunday's attack. Colorado Democrat Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is besides Jewish, said the onslaught appears to person been motivated by hate.

Colorado's Democrat Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper some slammed the onslaught arsenic a show of hatred against the Jewish community.

"My thoughts are with the victims of the horrifying panic onslaught that occurred this day successful Boulder," Bennet said. "Hate and unit of immoderate benignant volition not beryllium tolerated successful Colorado."

"Hate of immoderate benignant has nary location successful Colorado," Hickenlooper wrote. "We’re monitoring the reports of a horrific panic onslaught successful Boulder this afternoon. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who is Jewish, described the onslaught arsenic a "vile, antisemitic enactment of terror" and stressed that antisemitism "has nary spot successful America."

"Less than 2 weeks aft the horrific antisemitic onslaught astatine the Capitol Jewish Museum successful DC — and aft 2 relentless years of surging antisemitic attacks crossed the country— the Jewish assemblage is erstwhile again shattered by symptom and heartbreak," Schumer said successful a statement. "Tonight, a peaceful objection was targeted successful a vile, antisemitic enactment of terror. Once again, Jews are near reeling from repeated acts of unit and terror."

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"When antisemitism is allowed to fester, erstwhile it spreads unchecked, and erstwhile excessively galore look the different way, past has shown america wherever it leads: to hatred, to violence, to terror," helium continued. "Tonight is Shavuot—a ineffable vacation of learning, renewal, and unity. Thousands of Jews astir the satellite volition aftermath up to this horrific news, conscionable arsenic they did aft October 7. For many, it’s been implicit 600 days of unrelenting fearfulness and trauma."

Schumer added: "Antisemitism, plain and simple, has nary spot successful America. I americium praying for the victims’ betterment and americium successful interaction with the FBI arsenic we intimately show the situation."

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said this "violent, antisemitic onslaught is heartbreaking and profoundly disturbing" and that helium is praying for the victims and for instrumentality enforcement "to present swift justice."

"Terrorist sympathizers person made it wide they volition bash thing to effort and soundlessness the Jewish radical and those who enactment Israel," Johnson wrote. "We CANNOT and WILL NOT fto them win."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said the Jewish assemblage successful America has erstwhile again go the people of a horrific, antisemitic attack."

"As residents of Boulder gathered connected the eve of the vacation of Shavuot to rise consciousness for the hostages inactive being held captive successful Gaza, the peacefulness of their assembly was shattered," helium said. "Our heartfelt prayers are with each of our Jewish brothers and sisters impacted by this unconscionable enactment of terror, and we convey instrumentality enforcement for their swift response. Antisemitism has nary spot successful our federation oregon anyplace passim the world. It indispensable beryllium crushed. We basal with the Jewish assemblage contiguous and always."

New York City politician Eric Adams called the onslaught an "act of horrific, vile antisemitism and terrorism."

Police cordon disconnected downtown pursuing an incidental involving aggregate injuries that the FBI is investigating arsenic an enactment of panic connected June 1, 2025, successful Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)

"Another enactment of horrific, vile antisemitism and coercion successful our country, arsenic an idiosyncratic violently attacked a peaceful assemblage successful Boulder, Colorado, gathered to telephone for the merchandise of the hostages inactive held successful Gaza since Hamas’ panic attacks connected October 7, 2023," the Democratic politician said. "While we spot nary nexus to NYC astatine this time, the NYPD is expanding resources astatine spiritual sites passim our metropolis up of the ineffable vacation of Shavuot retired of an abundance of caution. We volition not remainder until we basal retired this unacceptable unit and rhetoric from our communities."

Several Trump medication officials condemned the onslaught and gave updates connected the national investigations.

"We are alert of and afloat investigating a targeted panic onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado," FBI manager Kash Patel said. "Our agents and section instrumentality enforcement are connected the country already, and we volition stock updates arsenic much accusation becomes available."

"DHS is monitoring the violent onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. "We are moving with our interagency partners, including the FBI, and volition stock much accusation arsenic soon arsenic it becomes available. We are praying for the victims and their families. This unit indispensable stop."

Stephen Miller, White House lawman main of unit for argumentation and Homeland Security advisor, said helium is praying "for the victims of the evil and monstrous onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado."

Various Jewish groups besides sounded disconnected aft the onslaught successful Colorado connected Sunday, with Israeli-American Council CEO Elan Carr saying it was a "horrific onslaught connected peaceful demonstrators who were walking successful a march to commemorate and request the merchandise of hostages."

Law enforcement officials dressed up successful protective cogwheel to analyse an onslaught connected the Pearl Street Mall, Sunday, June 1, successful Boulder, Colorado. (AP)

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"I'm not suggesting the reply is censorship, but we person to recognize that hateful words that demonize Jews punctual radical to instrumentality convulsive enactment and perpetrate murder," Carr told Fox News Digital. "We've seen this implicit and implicit and implicit again, and it happened today, and it happened a fewer days ago, and if we don't halt this, it's going to hap again. This is an implicit outrage that we person radical who are being poisoned by vicious ideology."

The American Jewish Committee said the incidental represented "another vile onslaught against Jews successful America."

"Less than 2 weeks aft the horrific murders successful D.C., an attacker successful Colorado firebombed a radical calling for the merchandise of the 58 Israeli hostages who person been held by terrorists successful Gaza for 604 days," the radical said successful a statement. "This hatred is simply a unsafe poison, and we request everyone to basal up with america against it. Enough is enough."