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Sanctuary policies in deep-blue Colorado led to terror attack, says local DA
Permissive laws in deep blue Colorado created an environment in which last weekend's antisemitic attack could occur, a local district attorney told Fox News Digital. In an interview with Fox News Digital, George Brauchler, a Republican district attorney for Colorado's 23rd district, said that the state government, which is dominated by Democrats, has been intentionally creating a lax, sanctuary-type environment regarding immigration enforcement. This, he said, emboldens illegals, such as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the suspect accused of firebombing pro-Israel activists on Sunday, to act with impunity. A DHS spokeswoman has said Soliman, an Egyptian national, was living in the country illegally at the time of the attack. He entered the United States in August 2022 with a visa that expired in February 2023, the spokeswoman said, noting he applied for asylum during that time. Soliman allegedly injured eight adults, including a victim who was 88 years old, at an outdoor mall in Boulder, according to the FBI. The suspect was witnessed shouting "Free Palestine" during the attack and using a makeshift flamethrower to target the crowd, the FBI said. Police said the victims were hospitalized with burn wounds. They had been participating in a Run for Their Lives protest, which, according to the Anti-Defamation League, is a weekly event attended by members of the Jewish community to support hostages held in Gaza by Hamas terrorists. Discussing the brazen attack, Brauchler said: "When you have taken the ongoing steps that our state government has taken over the past many years to identify yourself to everyone, both citizen and noncitizen alike, that you are a sanctuary state - and it doesn't matter if they ever say those words, what matters is the policies in place - and when you had put local law enforcement on its heels, when it comes to trying to coordinate with immigration enforcement authorities, you create an environment where someone feels like visa or no visa, I can stay here and do whatever I want, whether it's to try to find a job off the books or to plan for a terrorist act against Jews up in Boulder." In response to the attack, Brauchler said he expects the Trump administration may assume control of the case and "make an example" of the perpetrator. "In the past, you would see some deference by the federal government to local prosecutors who showed an interest in prosecuting high-profile cases," he said. "But in this day and age, with illegal immigration being an issue, with the anti-Semitic terrorist acts being an issue, I can foresee President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi saying, 'We're taking this case, we're going to use every tool at our disposal, we're going to highlight this prosecution, we're going to make an example of this guy, and we're going to send a message.'" Brauchler said that though "we've seen antisemitic stuff before out here, never in my recollection at this scale or this brazenly having somebody do this." "My worry is if we don't make a big, loud, powerful statement sooner rather than later, these things are going to start to repeat themselves, not just here, but everywhere," he said. "This is another horrific blemish on a state that I have known as home my entire life," he went on, adding that "because of the powers that be and the policies that have been put in place over the last 10 or 15 years, I don't recognize Colorado anymore." "It's hard to imagine, and it's just another black eye for our state that we didn't need," he said.
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On the Vineyard, a federal immigration sting, a tattoo, and questions about white supremacy
'Some white supremacists, particularly racist Odinists, have appropriated the Valknot to use as a racist symbol,' the Advertisement Odinism is 'a term frequently given to a racist variant of the Norse pagan religion known as Asatru,' the ADL wrote. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not respond to a request for comment on Monday. News of the officer's tattoo was The symbol, which also has an the alternative spelling Valknut, was tattooed on the face of a self-described 'white-power skinhead,' who killed a Utah corrections officer, according to an article cited by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The center said among racist pagans the Valknot signifies Advertisement Experts said the Valknot is not as easily recognized as other better known hate symbols. 'It is often associated with Odin and the willingness to die a violent death for a cause, usually Nazism/white supremacy,' Thomas Birkett, a professor at University College Cork, Ireland, who studies Norse mythology and runes. 'It's on the same continuum of swastika, black sun, othala rune, etc.' The symbol, he said, is also used by neo-pagans, often without racist connotations, so it is 'very hard to prove that it means what it probably does mean, unless accompanied by other more overtly racist symbols.' 'The problem is that neo-Nazi groups are very good at occupying this grey area which allows them deniability if challenged by an employer etc.,' he said. 'The federal agent concerned could easily claim that it is just a cool symbol, or worn because they have Scandinavian heritage, etc.' Sophie Bjork-James, a Vanderbilt University professor, agreed the symbol's meaning can be manipulated. 'Such symbols are often chosen over more recognizable racist images such as the swastika as the individual can both signal their identity to others while also denying a link to a white supremacist movement when convenient,' she said. 'This means that unlike a swastika, one needs more evidence to understand if someone with a valknut tattoo is indeed a white nationalist.' Many far-right groups have embraced Norse symbols and mythology 'because they critique Christianity as a religion influenced by Judaism,' according to Bjork-James Advertisement 'Anti-Jewish prejudice is central to white nationalism so Norse symbols can also be used as a symbol of their prejudice against Jews,' she said. Immigration raids last week on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket saw about 40 people taken into custody on the resort islands that rely on immigrant labor. Photos of the unidentified federal agent with the tattoo have circulated on the island. Photos and videos taken by a resident near the Menemsha Coast Guard Station show a man wearing a tactical vest identifying him as a 'police federal agent.' The man appears to wear a neck gaiter, which obscures the lower parts of his face, as well as sunglasses and a cap. Both of his arms appear to be heavily tattooed. Near the Valknot is a tattoo of the coiled snake of Charlie Giordona, a 58-year-old Vineyard resident, was among those to confront and film the agents during the ICE sting. 'It's all about context, man,' said Giordona over the phone on Monday. 'I would ridicule ICE for profiling brown people in their roundups. By the same token, I shouldn't profile someone for their tattoos. But again, it's all about context.' He continued, 'I don't think those guys are fans of Odin and Norse mythology. I think those guys are white supremacists.' Massachusetts has a lengthy history of white supremacy and far-right politics. At least 530 state residents signed up for the Oath Keepers, Advertisement In 2022, two days before the Fourth of July, about 100 white supremacists, Danny McDonald can be reached at
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Rise in antisemitic extremism fuels wave of terror plots in the United States since 2020
The Sunday terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, two weeks after two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in Washington, D.C., highlights a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents that have occurred in the United States since 2020. "The explosion of antisemitism after [Oct. 7, 2023] indicated that it was … bubbling beneath the surface," Ruthie Blum, senior contributing editor at Jewish News Syndicate and former adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Fox News Digital. "There was always some kind of a ... flare-up of antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric on college campuses, et cetera. But this was an explosion, and it was happening, surprisingly, all over the United States." Blum added that recent antisemitic events are "a sign of a decaying society." Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, faces a federal hate crime charge and state charges of attempted first-degree murder, crimes against at-risk adults/elderly, assault, criminal attempt to commit class one and class two felonies and use of explosives or incendiary devices during a felony in connection with Sunday's attack, which left eight people dead. He allegedly threw explosives into a crowd Sunday in Boulder as a pro-Israel group, "Run for Their Lives," participated in a gathering on Pearl Street advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages. Boulder Terror Attack Latest In Antisemitic Incidents Rising Across Us In 2025 Read On The Fox News App While Jewish Americans make up only 2% of the total U.S. population, reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crimes comprised 15% of all hate crimes and 68% of all reported religion-based hate crimes in 2023, which is consistent with patterns from prior years, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). However, data shows a significant recent increase in antisemitic terrorist plots or attacks targeting Jewish people, Zionists or Jewish institutions. Holocaust Survivor Among Victims In Boulder, Colorado Suspected Terror Attack The ADL's Center on Extremism found of 16 terror plots or attacks targeting Jewish people since January 2020, nine of those incidents occurred within just the past 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025), compared to seven incidents recorded over the previous 54 months (January 2020 to June 2024). Colorado and federal authorities say Soliman executed a "targeted terror attack" that left eight people, ages 52 to 88, with injuries, including one in critical condition. None of the victims have died. "When he threw the Molotov cocktails, SOLIMAN yelled 'Free Palestine!' and the Molotov cocktails ignited in the crowd of people, causing burn injuries to eight individuals," the federal complaint states. Inside a vehicle registered to Soliman following the attack, authorities found a "red material consistent with the rags found in the black plastic container; a red gas container; and paperwork with the words, 'Israel,' 'Palestine,' and 'USAID,'" according to federal authorities. Suspect In Boulder Terror Attack Determined To Be Egyptian Man In Us Illegally: Fbi During an interview with law enforcement after the arrest, Soliman "stated that he researched on YouTube how to make Molotov Cocktails, purchased the ingredients to do so, and constructed them." He also told authorities "that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead," court documents state. "He specifically targeted the 'Zionist Group' that had gathered in Boulder having learned about the group from an online search. SOLIMAN knew that they planned to meet … Sunday, June 1 at 1pm. He arrived at approximately 12:55 p.m. and waited for them. Throughout the interview, SOLIMAN stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over 'our land,' which he explained to be Palestine. He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack," the federal complaint says. Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, is charged with the murder of foreign officials, a federal capital offense, along with multiple firearm-related counts and two counts of first-degree murder, after he allegedly killed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a young couple who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on a Wednesday evening following an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. Rodriguez allegedly shot and killed the couple, who were leaving an American Jewish Committee Young Diplomats event at the museum. As he was taken into custody, Rodriguez shouted, "Free, free Palestine," as seen in a video taken after the attack. Us Politicians, Jewish Groups Condemn 'Horrifying' Boulder Terror Attack WATCH: Suspect in DC shooting of Israeli Embassy staff shouts 'free Palestine' Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, terrorism and related offenses for allegedly setting fire to Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence on April 13. In a 911 call allegedly made by Balmer, he admitted that he set multiple fires at the residence because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, "wants to do to the Palestinian people," calling the governor a "monster," according to audio obtained by Fox 29. Balmer also allegedly blamed Shapiro for Palestinian deaths in the Israel-Hamas war. A warrant details Balmer's interview with state troopers in which he allegedly admitted to "harboring hatred towards" Shapiro. Balmer also apparently admitted to a trooper that he was responsible for the arson attack and said he planned to attack Shapiro with his hammer if he were to find the governor in the mansion. Gainesville, Florida, man Forrest Pemberton, 26, was arrested for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack against an unnamed pro-Israel organization's offices in South Florida, according to Cbs 12. The FBI arrested 18-year-old George Mason University student Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan of Egypt for allegedly plotting to perpetrate a mass casualty attack at the Israeli consulate in New York City. Hassan allegedly provided bomb-making instructions and plans on how to attack the Manhattan consulate to an undercover FBI source and is charged with distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction in furtherance of the commission of a federal crime, according to court documents. Boulder, Colorado, Suspected Terror Attack Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman Faces Murder, Assault, Other Charges Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a 22-year-old Mauritanian national, allegedly shot and injured a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish man who was wearing a kippah as he was headed to a synagogue. The suspect then allegedly opened fire on responding police and paramedics. Abdallahi was found dead of apparent suicide in his jail cell in November 2024, according to Fox 32. He was facing multiple charges, including terrorism, hate crime, six counts of attempted first-degree murder and seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a police officer or firefighter. Canadian officials arrested Pakistani citizen Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, while he was trying to cross the border into the United States, allegedly as part of a planned mass shooting in New York to "murder as many Jewish people as possible, all in support of ISIS," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement at the time. "The defendant was allegedly determined to kill Jewish people here in the United States, nearly one year after Hamas's horrific attack on Israel," FBI Director Christopher Wray said at the time. Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 44, of Jordan was arrested in August 2024 on suspicion that he sought to target businesses he believed were supportive of Israel. Hnaihen pleaded guilty on Dec. 20, 2024 to four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. Hnaihen was living illegally in Orlando, Florida, at the time and was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for threatening to use explosives and destruction of an energy facility. Federal authorities charged Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old Georgian national, with soliciting hate crimes and mass violence for his alleged plot to recruit others into carrying out a mass casualty attack against Jewish children. He also allegedly encouraged bombings, arson and poisonings against Jews, racial minorities and homeless people as early as July 2022, according to federal officials. He is accused of "repeatedly" encouraging others, "primarily via encrypted mobile messaging platforms, to commit violent hate crimes and other acts of violence," including "conspiring to solicit violent acts with the leader of a separate violent extremist Neo-Nazi group," the Justice Department said in a press release. Las Vegas police officers arrested a 17-year-old Las Vegas resident, whose name has not been made public due to his age, on incendiary device and terrorism charges after the teenager allegedly plotted to carry out ISIS-inspired "lone wolf operations" in Las Vegas. "I will be starting lone wolf operations in Las Vegas against the enemies of Allah. I ask you to make Dua for victory," he apparently wrote in one chatroom message, according to court documents obtained by FOX 5 Las Vegas. Authorities allegedly found "a floor plan of Chaparral High School, guidebooks, and manuals for constructing explosive or incendiary devices" while searching his home, as well as the components of an explosive device. New York City officials arrested two men, 21-year-old Christopher Brown and 22-year-old Matthew Mahrer, in an effort to stop a "developing threat to the Jewish community." The New York Police Department, along with federal authorities, said they uncovered an alleged threat to "shoot up" a synagogue, leading to the two arrests at Penn Station, WNYW-TV reported. Then-NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said officials also seized "a large hunting knife, an illegal Glock 17 firearm and 30-round magazine, and several other items" during the arrests. Ohio police and the FBI coordinated to arrest a Struthers teenager and self-described White supremacist accused of saying he was going to kill his father, shoot Black people and then conduct a mass shooting at a synagogue during a live-streamed video, according to WKBN. During their search of the teenager's resident, police found two loaded handguns along with several loaded magazines with racist and antisemitic symbols and messages on them, as well as a manifesto and 100 rounds of ammunition. Authorities charged the teen with making terrorist threats, domestic violence, inducing panic and threatening violence and possessing criminal tools. New York authorities arrested Matthew Belanger, a Marine Corps veteran originally from Hawaii, on Long Island, after he allegedly plotted to attack a synagogue in New York. While conducting a search warrant of Belanger's electronic devices, federal authorities found "approximately 1,950 images, videos and documents related to white power groups, Nazi literature, brutality towards the Jewish community, brutality towards women, rape, mass murderers, firearms, body armor, instructional documents relating to building explosives and/or illegal firearms, violent uncensored executions and/or rape, and communications related to illegally obtained firearms," according to federal court documents. Officials arrested British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, 44, following an 11-hour standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, during which the suspect held four victims hostage, all of whom were rescued. Akram could be heard on a Facebook live-stream video demanding the release of an imprisoned Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al Qaeda. Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2010 of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan, is being held at a federal prison in Fort Worth. Two teenagers were detained in South Manchester, United Kingdom, at the time in connection with the hostage incident, according to Greater Manchester Police. Boulder Terror Attack Suspect Said He Wanted To Kill 'All Zionist People,' Used Molotov Cocktails: Feds Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, pleaded guilty to arson and hate crime charges in connection with a 2021 arson attack on Congregation Beth Israel, and a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. He later apologized in court, saying, "I will never forgive myself," and promising to "atone" for his actions and denounce "evil ideology," according to FOX 7 Austin. An Illinois grand jury indicted Brandon Simonson and Kristopher Martin on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder, hate crime and assault for allegedly killing a Jewish inmate at the prison where they were being detained. Authorities identified the men as members of a White supremacist gang called the Valhalla Bound Skinheads, an Oregon-based White supremacist gang. A federal judge found Simonson guilty in May 2025, and Martin pleaded guilty earlier this year. Blum noted that the Boulder, Colorado, suspects and others accused of antisemitic attacks are described as "lone-wolf terrorists," which she disputed. "Whether or not he actually is affiliated with a particular group or was paid by someone to commit such atrocities, it's the imbibed the ideology, and he was given permission," she said. "If … he was not dispatched by Hamas or anybody, even if he gets no financial benefit out of it, he's an ideologue, and he is acting according to a climate that is all around him." Soliman was living in the United States illegally after entering on a work visa two years ago that has since expired, according to federal officials. He was booked into the Boulder County Jail on Sunday evening and remains held on a $10 million article source: Rise in antisemitic extremism fuels wave of terror plots in the United States since 2020
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Rise in antisemitic extremism fuels wave of terror plots in the United States since 2020
Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here. The Sunday terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, two weeks after two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in Washington, D.C., highlights a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents that have occurred in the United States since 2020. "The explosion of antisemitism after [Oct. 7, 2023] indicated that it was … bubbling beneath the surface," Ruthie Blum, senior contributing editor at Jewish News Syndicate and former adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Fox News Digital. "There was always some kind of a ... flare-up of antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric on college campuses, et cetera. But this was an explosion, and it was happening, surprisingly, all over the United States." Blum added that recent antisemitic events are "a sign of a decaying society." Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, faces a federal hate crime charge and state charges of attempted first-degree murder, crimes against at-risk adults/elderly, assault, criminal attempt to commit class one and class two felonies and use of explosives or incendiary devices during a felony in connection with Sunday's attack, which left eight people dead. He allegedly threw explosives into a crowd Sunday in Boulder as a pro-Israel group, "Run for Their Lives," participated in a gathering on Pearl Street advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages. BOULDER TERROR ATTACK LATEST IN ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS RISING ACROSS US IN 2025 While Jewish Americans make up only 2% of the total U.S. population, reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crimes comprised 15% of all hate crimes and 68% of all reported religion-based hate crimes in 2023, which is consistent with patterns from prior years, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). However, data shows a significant recent increase in antisemitic terrorist plots or attacks targeting Jewish people, Zionists or Jewish institutions. HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AMONG VICTIMS IN BOULDER, COLORADO SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK The ADL's Center on Extremism found of 16 terror plots or attacks targeting Jewish people since January 2020, nine of those incidents occurred within just the past 12 months (July 2024 to June 2025), compared to seven incidents recorded over the previous 54 months (January 2020 to June 2024). June 1, 2025 Colorado and federal authorities say Soliman executed a "targeted terror attack" that left eight people, ages 52 to 88, with injuries, including one in critical condition. None of the victims have died. "When he threw the Molotov cocktails, SOLIMAN yelled 'Free Palestine!' and the Molotov cocktails ignited in the crowd of people, causing burn injuries to eight individuals," the federal complaint states. Inside a vehicle registered to Soliman following the attack, authorities found a "red material consistent with the rags found in the black plastic container; a red gas container; and paperwork with the words, 'Israel,' 'Palestine,' and 'USAID,'" according to federal authorities. SUSPECT IN BOULDER TERROR ATTACK DETERMINED TO BE EGYPTIAN MAN IN US ILLEGALLY: FBI During an interview with law enforcement after the arrest, Soliman "stated that he researched on YouTube how to make Molotov Cocktails, purchased the ingredients to do so, and constructed them." He also told authorities "that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead," court documents state. "He specifically targeted the 'Zionist Group' that had gathered in Boulder having learned about the group from an online search. SOLIMAN knew that they planned to meet … Sunday, June 1 at 1pm. He arrived at approximately 12:55 p.m. and waited for them. Throughout the interview, SOLIMAN stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over 'our land,' which he explained to be Palestine. He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack," the federal complaint says. May 21, 2025 Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, is charged with the murder of foreign officials, a federal capital offense, along with multiple firearm-related counts and two counts of first-degree murder, after he allegedly killed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, a young couple who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on a Wednesday evening following an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. Rodriguez allegedly shot and killed the couple, who were leaving an American Jewish Committee Young Diplomats event at the museum. As he was taken into custody, Rodriguez shouted, "Free, free Palestine," as seen in a video taken after the attack. US POLITICIANS, JEWISH GROUPS CONDEMN 'HORRIFYING' BOULDER TERROR ATTACK WATCH: Suspect in DC shooting of Israeli Embassy staff shouts 'free Palestine' April 13, 2025 Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, burglary, terrorism and related offenses for allegedly setting fire to Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence on April 13. In a 911 call allegedly made by Balmer, he admitted that he set multiple fires at the residence because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, "wants to do to the Palestinian people," calling the governor a "monster," according to audio obtained by Fox 29. Balmer also allegedly blamed Shapiro for Palestinian deaths in the Israel-Hamas war. A warrant details Balmer's interview with state troopers in which he allegedly admitted to "harboring hatred towards" Shapiro. Balmer also apparently admitted to a trooper that he was responsible for the arson attack and said he planned to attack Shapiro with his hammer if he were to find the governor in the mansion. Dec. 28, 2024 Gainesville, Florida, man Forrest Pemberton, 26, was arrested for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack against an unnamed pro-Israel organization's offices in South Florida, according to CBS 12. Dec. 17, 2024 The FBI arrested 18-year-old George Mason University student Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan of Egypt for allegedly plotting to perpetrate a mass casualty attack at the Israeli consulate in New York City. Hassan allegedly provided bomb-making instructions and plans on how to attack the Manhattan consulate to an undercover FBI source and is charged with distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction in furtherance of the commission of a federal crime, according to court documents. BOULDER, COLORADO, SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK SUSPECT MOHAMED SABRY SOLIMAN FACES MURDER, ASSAULT, OTHER CHARGES Oct. 26, 2024 Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a 22-year-old Mauritanian national, allegedly shot and injured a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish man who was wearing a kippah as he was headed to a synagogue. The suspect then allegedly opened fire on responding police and paramedics. Abdallahi was found dead of apparent suicide in his jail cell in November 2024, according to Fox 32 . He was facing multiple charges , including terrorism, hate crime, six counts of attempted first-degree murder and seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm at a police officer or firefighter. Sept. 4, 2024 Canadian officials arrested Pakistani citizen Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, while he was trying to cross the border into the United States, allegedly as part of a planned mass shooting in New York to "murder as many Jewish people as possible, all in support of ISIS," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement at the time. "The defendant was allegedly determined to kill Jewish people here in the United States, nearly one year after Hamas's horrific attack on Israel," FBI Director Christopher Wray said at the time. Aug. 14, 2024 Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 44, of Jordan was arrested in August 2024 on suspicion that he sought to target businesses he believed were supportive of Israel. Hnaihen pleaded guilty on Dec. 20, 2024 to four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility. Hnaihen was living illegally in Orlando, Florida, at the time and was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison for threatening to use explosives and destruction of an energy facility. July 16, 2024 Federal authorities charged Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old Georgian national, with soliciting hate crimes and mass violence for his alleged plot to recruit others into carrying out a mass casualty attack against Jewish children. He also allegedly encouraged bombings, arson and poisonings against Jews, racial minorities and homeless people as early as July 2022, according to federal officials. He is accused of "repeatedly" encouraging others, "primarily via encrypted mobile messaging platforms, to commit violent hate crimes and other acts of violence," including "conspiring to solicit violent acts with the leader of a separate violent extremist Neo-Nazi group," the Justice Department said in a press release. Nov. 29, 2023 Las Vegas police officers arrested a 17-year-old Las Vegas resident, whose name has not been made public due to his age, on incendiary device and terrorism charges after the teenager allegedly plotted to carry out ISIS-inspired "lone wolf operations" in Las Vegas. "I will be starting lone wolf operations in Las Vegas against the enemies of Allah. I ask you to make Dua for victory," he apparently wrote in one chatroom message, according to court documents obtained by FOX 5 Las Vegas. Authorities allegedly found "a floor plan of Chaparral High School, guidebooks, and manuals for constructing explosive or incendiary devices" while searching his home, as well as the components of an explosive device. Nov. 18, 2022 New York City officials arrested two men, 21-year-old Christopher Brown and 22-year-old Matthew Mahrer, in an effort to stop a "developing threat to the Jewish community." The New York Police Department, along with federal authorities, said they uncovered an alleged threat to "shoot up" a synagogue, leading to the two arrests at Penn Station, WNYW-TV reported . Then-NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said officials also seized "a large hunting knife, an illegal Glock 17 firearm and 30-round magazine, and several other items" during the arrests. June 17, 2022 Ohio police and the FBI coordinated to arrest a Struthers teenager and self-described White supremacist accused of saying he was going to kill his father, shoot Black people and then conduct a mass shooting at a synagogue during a live-streamed video, according to WKBN. During their search of the teenager's resident, police found two loaded handguns along with several loaded magazines with racist and antisemitic symbols and messages on them, as well as a manifesto and 100 rounds of ammunition. Authorities charged the teen with making terrorist threats, domestic violence, inducing panic and threatening violence and possessing criminal tools. June 10, 2022 New York authorities arrested Matthew Belanger, a Marine Corps veteran originally from Hawaii, on Long Island, after he allegedly plotted to attack a synagogue in New York. While conducting a search warrant of Belanger's electronic devices, federal authorities found "approximately 1,950 images, videos and documents related to white power groups, Nazi literature, brutality towards the Jewish community, brutality towards women, rape, mass murderers, firearms, body armor, instructional documents relating to building explosives and/or illegal firearms, violent uncensored executions and/or rape, and communications related to illegally obtained firearms," according to federal court documents. Jan. 15, 2022 Officials arrested British citizen Malik Faisal Akram, 44, following an 11-hour standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, during which the suspect held four victims hostage, all of whom were rescued. Akram could be heard on a Facebook live-stream video demanding the release of an imprisoned Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al Qaeda. Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2010 of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan, is being held at a federal prison in Fort Worth. Two teenagers were detained in South Manchester, United Kingdom, at the time in connection with the hostage incident, according to Greater Manchester Police. BOULDER TERROR ATTACK SUSPECT SAID HE WANTED TO KILL 'ALL ZIONIST PEOPLE,' USED MOLOTOV COCKTAILS: FEDS Oct. 31, 2021 Franklin Barrett Sechriest, 18, pleaded guilty to arson and hate crime charges in connection with a 2021 arson attack on Congregation Beth Israel, and a judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison. He later apologized in court, saying, "I will never forgive myself," and promising to "atone" for his actions and denounce "evil ideology," according to FOX 7 Austin. Dec. 17, 2021 An Illinois grand jury indicted Brandon Simonson and Kristopher Martin on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder, hate crime and assault for allegedly killing a Jewish inmate at the prison where they were being detained. Authorities identified the men as members of a White supremacist gang called the Valhalla Bound Skinheads, an Oregon-based White supremacist gang. A federal judge found Simonson guilty in May 2025, and Martin pleaded guilty earlier this year. Blum noted that the Boulder, Colorado, suspects and others accused of antisemitic attacks are described as "lone-wolf terrorists," which she disputed. "Whether or not he actually is affiliated with a particular group or was paid by someone to commit such atrocities, it's the imbibed the ideology, and he was given permission," she said. "If … he was not dispatched by Hamas or anybody, even if he gets no financial benefit out of it, he's an ideologue, and he is acting according to a climate that is all around him." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Soliman was living in the United States illegally after entering on a work visa two years ago that has since expired, according to federal officials. He was booked into the Boulder County Jail on Sunday evening and remains held on a $10 million bond.
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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt: Boulder Attack Comes Amid ‘Relentless Unending Incitement Against Jewish People'
On "Forbes Newsroom," ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt shared his response to the attack in Boulder, Colorado, which comes amidst a sharp rise in violent antisemitic attacks in both the U.S. and across the world. Watch the full interview above.
