Boulder Attack Aftermath.
Mohamed Soliman Receives Life Sentence for Fatal Boulder Attack; SJP Supports Action.
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The media critique says Soliman attacked the Jewish marchers after they participated in the weekly "Run for Their Lives" group, which he viewed as supporting the goal of freeing remaining Hamas-held hostages; it adds that he used a flamethrower and "launched Molotov cocktails" while shouting “Free Palestine.”
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According to the same report, the Boulder attack left "more than a dozen burn victims" and killed 82-year-old Karen Diamond—details not included in the summary.
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The report includes specific language from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) supporting Soliman, describing the attack as “direct action against one manifestation of the Zionist death cult that we have allowed to fester in our city and our state” and as a “decisive act of resistance against a genocidal global order.”
A year after Mohamed Sabry Soliman used a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to attack a group of Jewish marchers in Boulder, Colorado, a campus group has praised his actions — and a media critique is pushing back hard. Soliman, 46, was sentenced in May to life in prison plus 2,128 years after pleading guilty to 101 criminal charges, including 52 counts of attempted murder, according to Denver Gazette.
The June 1, 2025 attack on the "Run for Their Lives" group left more than a dozen people with burns and killed 82-year-old Karen Diamond. On the one-year anniversary of the attack, the Boulder chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine released a statement calling Soliman's actions a "decisive act of resistance against a genocidal global order," according to Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Soliman Targeted Jewish Marchers Supporting Hostage Release
Soliman disguised himself as a construction worker before the attack, according to CBS News Colorado. He had planned it for a year. He specifically targeted the "Run for Their Lives" group because he viewed them as "Zionists" supporting the release of hostages held by Hamas. During his sentencing, he told the court: "Zionism is the enemy... what I did came out of myself and only myself."
Judge Nancy Salomone told Soliman directly: "Your choices were acts of terror, and they victimized an entire community," The New York Times reported. Karen Diamond, the 82-year-old woman killed in the attack, was described by the Boulder JCC as a "cherished member whose warmth left a lasting impact," according to Washington Post.
SJP Praises Attack; University Strips Group of Recognition
On the attack's one-year anniversary, Boulder SJP called Soliman's actions "direct action against one manifestation of the Zionist death cult," according to Combat Antisemitism Movement. The University of Colorado Boulder condemned the statement. The university said SJP does not speak for it and stripped the group of recognized status, 9NEWS Denver reported.
Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) called the SJP statement "utterly deplorable," asking how the Jewish community can feel safe when acts of terrorism are celebrated, according to Jewish Insider. The controversy has raised fresh concerns about radicalization on college campuses across the country.
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