Local 'Run for Their Lives' Group Continues to March Following Attack in Boulder
- On Sunday, members of the Run for Their Lives group were attacked with a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails at a pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado.
- The attack targeted a march held in support of Israeli hostages and followed a firebomb attack on the group the prior week, reflecting ongoing threats amid this mission.
- Authorities charged 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman with federal hate crimes, 16 counts of attempted murder, and multiple state felonies in connection with the attack.
- Police reported 15 people and a dog were injured, all expected to survive, and increased security at local Jewish community centers and events to protect residents.
- Despite shock and heightened concern, the group confirmed they will continue their weekly Sunday marches to advocate for the hostages until their safe return.
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Group Targeted in Boulder Attack Undeterred as Support Builds, Leader Says
The group victimized in an anti-Semitic attack plans to return undaunted to the scene of the Boulder, Colorado, firebombing—and is emerging stronger worldwide, an organizer said. “Leaders are going to go out this weekend and hold their regularly scheduled walk, maybe with more security,” Shira Weiss, global coordinator of the “Run for Their Lives” group, told The Epoch Times. The group was formed shortly after the Hamas terrorist ambush of Israe…
Run for Their Lives to hold joint walk in Boulder and Denver
This Sunday, June 8, at noon, the Boulder and Denver chapters of Run for Their Lives will walk together in a show of unity and solidarity in the face of the June 1 antisemitic terror attack. The walk begins at Broadway and Pearl Street (east side), with a program to follow in front of the Boulder County Courthouse on the Pearl Street Mall.The event coincides with the Boulder Jewish Festival, which begins at 11 a.m. Organizers are encouraging com…
Mother, 2 kids speak out after son in wheelchair aids in Boulder attack aftermath
BOULDER (KDVR) -- A Jewish Lafayette family is telling their story of resilience after witnessing the terror attack in Boulder and helping in the aftermath. Rachel Cohen and her family live in Lafayette, but for over a year now, nearly every Sunday, they’ve gone to Pearl Street for the Run for Their Lives Walk. Rachel believes firmly in standing up for what she believes and teaches her five kids the same; that's why the walk was so important to …
Run for Their Lives, the Israeli hostage solidarity movement, presses on after Colorado firebombing - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The firebombing in Boulder on Sunday targeted Run for Their Lives, a group that stages weekly public runs and walks around the world to raise awareness about Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. After initially calling for a pause to the events, the group is telling its local chapters to decide for themselves whether to proceed and to consider taking extra precautions if they do. The violence may have deterred some but participation in the move…
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