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Attack on Demonstration Calling for Release of Israeli Hostages Was First Where Group Faced Violence
- Twelve individuals between the ages of 52 and 88 sustained injuries of varying severity after a man threw Molotov cocktails into a crowd during a Run for Their Lives demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in 2025.
- The attack by Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who yelled 'Free Palestine' and used a makeshift flamethrower, was driven by his plan over a year to target Zionist individuals and marked the first violence faced by the group.
- Run for Their Lives, a global grassroots initiative with 230 chapters launched in October 2023, organizes weekly walks to demand Hamas release Israeli hostages amid rising antisemitism linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
- According to local law enforcement, the injuries from the incident varied from serious to minor; six people were hospitalized with four already discharged. An eyewitness named Alex Osante recounted hearing the sound of bottles breaking, an explosion, and people screaming.
- The attack, occurring during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, intensified fear within the Jewish community and reinforced calls from leaders and supporters to oppose antisemitism in all forms and continue demonstrations.
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Attack on demonstration calling for release of Israeli hostages was first where group faced violence
Demonstrators with the group Run for Their Lives have staged events around the world calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas since 2023.
Ending violence locally and globally
Ending violence locally and globally lmullett@afsc.org Tue, 06/03/2025 - 19:01 Main content Paragraph On Sunday, a man in Boulder, CO attacked participants at a “Run For Their Lives” event, injuring 12 people. This comes a week after two Israeli Embassy staffers were shot and killed in Washington, DC. As a Quaker organization, AFSC firmly opposes violence in all its forms. No one should face violence, detention, or repression for exercising th…
Colorado faith leaders express sorrow over attack on rally for release of Hamas hostages - Catholic Review
BOULDER, Colo. (OSV News) — As Boulder residents reeled from a violent attack on peaceful demonstrators June 1 who called for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, area faith leaders expressed sorrow over the attack and urged an end to such violence. The attack was against participants in a weekly walk on a pedestrian mall in downtown Boulder sponsored by the city’s chapter of Run for Their Lives. Law enforcement officers detain a suspect af…
The attack took place during an act calling for the release of the hostages in the hands of Hamas after October 7.
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