Police launch hunt after thugs smash windows and throw paint on Jewish-owned London business
Rabbi Herschel Gluck, president of Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim and a Stamford Hill resident, told The Jewish Chronicle: 'This should be treated as (an) antisemitic incident without any doubt. (The owners) are visibly Jewish people; the people who run the business and this business itself have nothing to do with Israel."
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- NBC News
Boulder attack suspect had 'no regrets' over long-planned 'antisemitic' plot, officials say
The man accused of launching an "antisemitic attack" that injured at least 12 protesters with a "makeshift flamethrower" and Molotov cocktails in downtown Boulder on Sunday had "no regrets" and wanted his targets to die, Colorado officials said. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, posed as a gardener to get closer to a group of Jewish protesters, police and prosecutors said at a Monday news conference as the city's Jewish community reels from the attack. The city of Boulder said in a statement Monday night that this was a "targeted, antisemitic attack." Authorities said eight of the victims, ranging in age from 52 to 88 years old, were admitted to the hospital with burns. One is a Holocaust survivor, according to a local rabbi, and is now fighting to recover from severe burns. None have been identified publicly. At least four of those injured were hospitalized but later discharged. At the same time, two were airlifted to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Rabbi Marc Soloway told NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver. Soliman, an Egyptian national, has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after deliberation; attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference; first-degree assault, including against an at-risk victim older than 70, and possession of an incendiary device. He remains in custody on a $10 million bond. The suspect has also been federally charged with a hate crime for targeting a religious or ethnic group. If convicted on all the charges, he faces up to 192 years in prison. Authorities say the victims were participating in a peaceful rally calling for the release of the remaining Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during its terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023. The Boulder branch of the Run For Their Life, like similar offshoots across the country, has been demonstrating to raise awareness of the hostages' plight every week. Soliman shouted "Free Palestine" during the attack, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal district court. "Mr. Soliman stated that he had been planning this attack for a year. And he acted because he hated what he called 'the Zionist group,'" Acting U.S. Attorney for the district of Colorado J. Bishop Grewell said in a Monday news conference. When interviewed about the attack, Grewell said Soliman told police he "wanted them all to die." "He had no regrets, and he would go back and do it again," Grewell said. An affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court said Soliman found out about the Run For Their Lives group online and knew they planned to meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday. According to the criminal complaint and Michael Dougherty, district attorney for Boulder County, the attack could have been even worse: while the suspect threw two Molotov cocktails into a crowd, police recovered 16 more from the scene. Soliman also had attempted to buy a firearm before the attack but was denied due to his immigration status, police said. The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that Soliman legally entered the country on a B2 visa, normally issued to tourists, in August 2022 and filed for asylum in September 2022. While his visa expired in February 2023, Soliman had not yet exhausted all legal options to stay in the U.S. Video from the scene apparently shows the suspect throwing the cocktails and setting himself alight in the process. Later, he can be seen shirtless, holding glass bottles containing clear liquid. Police said he had a backpack sprayer filled with gasoline and had planned to die while carrying out his plot. Jewish community fears Fears are running high in the local Jewish community. The Boulder attack came just 11 days after a young Jewish couple was shot dead outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. That one of the victims of Sunday's attack was a Holocaust survivor was particularly upsetting and poignant for some. The attack also took place on the eve of Shavuot, an important Jewish holiday. Rabbi Fred Greene, of the Congregation Har Hashem, told NBC News: "She knows what it was like to be a child as a refugee and she goes around telling stories, not just to fight antisemitism but [to] stop the hatred of other people who are also looking for a better future in this community." "This was Jewish people, many many from my congregation, who were having a peaceful walk on the mall on a Sunday afternoon and they were violently and brutally attacked by fire. It brings up horrific images of our past," said Rabbi Marc Soloway, whose Congregation Bonai Shalom is attended by six of Sunday's victims. "Just the idea of somebody who literally has their body on fire in the middle of the mall in Boulder, Colorado, it just defies belief," he told KUSA. A community vigil will be held Wednesday evening at the Boulder Jewish Community Center. Boulder Jewish Festival, which has long been scheduled for this Sunday, will also take place as planned but will be "reimagined" in light of the attack, the center said in a Facebook post.
NBC News
3 hours ago
- NBC News
Putin's demands to Ukraine underscore a position the West has always suspected: no compromise
Its publication also suggests that Western intelligence agencies are correct in their belief that Putin is not interested in compromise. The memorandum codifies what Putin has been saying all along — that the 'root causes' of the war are NATO's eastward expansion and fomenting Nazism in Ukraine. The memorandum is 'aimed at getting rid of the root causes of this conflict,' Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Tuesday. 'It would be wrong to expect some immediate decisions and a breakthrough here,' he said, adding that 'we await the reaction to the memorandum' from Ukraine. Ukraine and its Western supporters say Russian claims of Nazism are absurd, particularly when the country is governed by Zelenskyy, who is Jewish. NATO and its backers contend that the alliance has only grown because former Soviet republics, such as Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, have voted to join in the hope of gaining protection from Russia. Not only is Ukraine unlikely to accept Russia's absolutist terms, scholars previously interviewed by NBC News believe that Russia knows they won't. Many see the peace talks as a charade that both sides know will fail, only prolonged to avoid the ire and impatience of President Donald Trump. Former-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev — always a hawkish voice — was unabashed in how he views these discussions at the lavish Ottoman-era Çırağan Palace. 'The negotiations in Istanbul are not needed for a compromise peace on unrealistic conditions invented by someone else,' Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council wrote on the messaging app Telegram. Rather, he said the aim was 'quick victory and the complete destruction of the neo-Nazi government.' He said this goal was 'the point of the Russian memorandum, which was published yesterday.' All the while Russia, unlike Ukraine's attacks on military targets, continues to bombard Ukrainian civilians. On Tuesday it 'brutally attacked' the embattled city of Sumy, Zelenskyy said, killing at least three people and injuring 'many' more. With both sides still diametrically opposed, Trump's next move could prove pivotal. Having once promised to end the war in 24 hours, he has become so frustrated with the intractable reality that he has threatened to walk away. There are hopes of another Russian-American prisoner swap and even a meeting between the two presidents. And when the memorandum inevitably comes across Trump's desk, and he is asked about it during one of his question-and-answer sessions in the Oval Office, the president could react in several different ways, according to Nixey, the Russia expert in London. 'Either he will say, 'Yes, but look at what the Ukrainians have done to Russia, so this memorandum is unsurprising,' Nixey said. 'Or he will say, 'Putin is not playing ball. This hasn't turned out like I thought it would. I'm washing my hands of the whole thing.'
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Twisted Uber driver-turned-flamethrower terrorist Mohamed Sabry Soliman's secret notes on hidden iPhone before attack
THE man suspected of a firebomb terrorist attack against peaceful Jewish protesters left secret notes on a hidden iPhone before the attack, according to court documents. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and used a makeshift flamethrower at people gathered to raise awareness about Israeli hostages in Gaza - injuring 12 people. 7 Mohamed Soliman, 45, pictured in his mugshot after appearing in court on Monday Credit: Alamy 7 Twelve people were injured in the attack, which Soliman said he spent a year planning Credit: EPA 7 Soliman was seen holding bottles with clear liquid during the attack Witnesses Soliman yelled "Free Palestine" as he used a converted garden sprayer as a flamethrower in the attack on Sunday. He appeared in court on Monday facing a raft of state counts - including 16 counts of attempted murder - and could face a whopping 624 years behind bars if convicted all-round. He has also been charged with a federal hate crime. In custody, he admitted that he had planned the attack for a year, waiting until after his daughter had graduated to execute it, according to the FBI. And now, it has emerged that he hid an iPhone at his house containing secret messages addressed to his family, the affidavit reveals. The device was hidden in a desk draw alongside a journal. Soliman's wife brought an iPhone 14 with her to Colorado Springs Police Office in the wake of the attack, which she said belonged to him. The content of the notes to his family is not known. In a shocking development, it was also revealed that Soliman had hoped to pull off a mass shooting - which was only thwarted because his immigration status meant he couldn't buy a gun. The suspect admitted to a detective he initially planned to gun down his targets, and had even taken a concealed-carry class where he learned how to fire a weapon. Horror vid shows man on FIRE after he 'purposely blew up car' in Amsterdam - days after Brit tackles knife 'terrorist' His US visa had expired - meaning he was unable to obtain a firearm, Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty said on Monday. Soliman also made a series of disgusting remarks to cops, the document shows. He told police that "he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead". He also said he would carry out the attack again if given the opportunity. The horrific fire attack happened at the Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder, where the group gathers weekly to bring attention to the hostages. 7 Toys sit in front of the house where Soliman lived with his family in Colorado Springs Credit: AP 7 Soliman appears via video feed at court on Monday wearing an orange jumpsuit Credit: Reuters Soliman allegedly hid behind bushes near the mall and threw a Molotov cocktail into the crowd, burning himself in the process. After taking off his shirt and revealing that he had a bulletproof vest underneath, Soliman allegedly used the flamethrower and gasoline to set several people on fire. Video appeared to show him holding two clear bottles with a clear liquid in them as he yelled at onlookers. Twelve people were injured in the attack, including an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, and thankfully nobody died. Around 30 peaceful demonstrators had gathered for a Run for Their Lives march, calling for the release of all of the hostages who remain in Gaza. The condition of those wounded range from minor to "very serious", emergency services said. The FBI said on Sunday: "As a result of these preliminary attacks, it is clear that this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism." Soliman's bond is set at $10 million. CHILLING FIND More than a dozen unlit Molotov cocktails were found near where Soliman was arrested, said the FBI. Inside his car, investigators found papers with the words "Israel," "Palestine," and "USAID." Soliman told authorities that he made the Molotov cocktails at home after researching on YouTube. "He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack," said the FBI. Soliman had been living in the US illegally after entering the country in August 2022 on a B2 visa that expired in February 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 7 The FBI rushed to the scene after reports started coming in Credit: AP 7 Soliman is confronted by a passerby Credit: AP Soliman filed for asylum in September 2022 and was given a work authorization in March 2023 that had expired, DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. President Donald Trump blamed former President Joe Biden for the attack in a statement on Monday. "Yesterday's horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in the United States of America," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "He came in through Biden's ridiculous Open Border Policy, which has hurt our Country so badly. He must go out under 'TRUMP' Policy. The attack comes after two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC.
