US politicians, Jewish groups condemn 'horrifying' Boulder terror attack: 'Vile, antisemitic act of terror'

U S lawmakers Trump administration executives and Jewish groups were among those who condemned the terror attack that left eight people injured in Boulder Colorado on Sunday calling it a monstrous attack and an act of vile antisemitism Mohamed Sabry Soliman was arrested at the scene after he allegedly set casualties on fire as they peacefully rallied on behalf of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza Soliman was heard yelling Free Palestine and other criticisms of Israel during the attack Soliman an Egyptian national entered the U S in with authorization but has since overstayed his visa according to officers Local and federal law enforcement continue to investigate the attack My thoughts and prayers go out to the people who have been injured by this heinous and targeted act on the Jewish group Colorado Democrat Gov Jared Polis who is Jewish declared in a comment Boulder is strong We have overcome tragedies together and will get through this together as a neighborhood SUSPECT IN BOULDER TERROR ATTACK DETERMINED TO BE EGYPTIAN MAN IN US ILLEGALLY FBI As the Jewish area reels from the up-to-date antisemitic murders in Washington D C it is unfathomable that the society is facing another antisemitic attack here in Boulder on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot he continued Several individuals were brutally attacked while peacefully drawing attention to the plight of hostages who have been held by Hamas terrorists for days Hate is unacceptable in our Colorado for all and I condemn this act of terror The suspect should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law The governor reported he is working closely with local and federal law enforcement following Sunday's attack Colorado Democrat Attorney General Phil Weiser who is also Jewish declared the attack appears to have been motivated by hate Colorado's Democrat Sens Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper both slammed the attack as a display of hate against the Jewish society My thoughts are with the casualties of the horrifying terror attack that occurred this afternoon in Boulder Bennet disclosed Hate and violence of any kind will not be tolerated in Colorado Hate of any kind has no home in Colorado Hickenlooper wrote We re monitoring the reports of a horrific terror attack in Boulder this afternoon Our thoughts are with the casualties and their loved ones Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N Y who is Jewish described the attack as a vile antisemitic act of terror and stressed that antisemitism has no place in America Less than two weeks after the horrific antisemitic attack at the Capitol Jewish Museum in DC and after two relentless years of surging antisemitic attacks across the country the Jewish population is once again shattered by pain and heartbreak Schumer explained in a declaration Tonight a peaceful demonstration was targeted in a vile antisemitic act of terror Once again Jews are left reeling from repeated acts of violence and terror SHOOTING AT CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS RISING WAVE OF ANTI-JEWISH HATE CRIMES When antisemitism is allowed to fester when it spreads unchecked and when too various look the other way history has shown us where it leads to hatred to violence to terror he continued Tonight is Shavuot a sacred holiday of learning renewal and unity Thousands of Jews around the world will wake up to this horrific news just as they did after October For several it s been over days of unrelenting fear and trauma Schumer added Antisemitism plain and simple has no place in America I am praying for the casualties recovery and am in touch with the FBI as we closely monitor the situation House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La revealed this violent antisemitic attack is heartbreaking and deeply disturbing and that he is praying for the casualties and for law enforcement to deliver swift justice Terrorist sympathizers have made it clear they will do anything to try and silence the Jewish people and those who encouragement Israel Johnson wrote We CANNOT and WILL NOT let them win House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries D-N Y mentioned the Jewish area in America has once again become the target of a horrific antisemitic attack As residents of Boulder gathered on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot to raise awareness for the hostages still being held captive in Gaza the peacefulness of their assembly was shattered he commented Our heartfelt prayers are with all of our Jewish brothers and sisters impacted by this unconscionable act of terror and we thank law enforcement for their swift response Antisemitism has no place in our nation or anywhere throughout the world It must be crushed We stand with the Jewish neighborhood in the present day and dependably New York City mayor Eric Adams called the attack an act of horrific vile antisemitism and terrorism Another act of horrific vile antisemitism and terrorism in our country as an individual violently attacked a peaceful crowd in Boulder Colorado gathered to call for the release of the hostages still held in Gaza since Hamas terror attacks on October the Democratic mayor announced While we see no nexus to NYC at this time the NYPD is increasing information at religious sites throughout our city ahead of the sacred holiday of Shavuot out of an abundance of caution We will not rest until we root out this unacceptable violence and rhetoric from our communities Several Trump administration administrators condemned the attack and gave updates on the federal investigations We are aware of and fully probing a targeted terror attack in Boulder Colorado FBI director Kash Patel noted Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already and we will share updates as more information becomes available DHS is monitoring the terrorist attack in Boulder Colorado Department of Homeland Shield Secretary Kristi Noem announced We are working with our interagency partners including the FBI and will share more information as soon as it becomes available We are praying for the casualties and their families This violence must stop Stephen Miller White House deputy chief of staff for program and Homeland Assurance advisor announced he is praying for the casualties of the evil and monstrous attack in Boulder Colorado Various Jewish groups also sounded off after the attack in Colorado on Sunday with Israeli-American Council CEO Elan Carr saying it was a horrific attack on peaceful demonstrators who were walking in a march to commemorate and demand the release of hostages I'm not suggesting the answer is censorship but we have to understand that hateful words that demonize Jews prompt people to take violent action and commit murder Carr informed Fox News Digital We've seen this over and over and over again and it happened in the present day and it happened a scant days ago and if we don't stop this it's going to happen again This is an absolute outrage that we have people who are being poisoned by vicious ideology The American Jewish Committee declared the circumstance represented another vile attack against Jews in America Less than two weeks after the horrific murders in D C an attacker in Colorado firebombed a group calling for the release of the Israeli hostages who have been held by terrorists in Gaza for days the group announced in a comment This hatred is a dangerous poison and we need everyone to stand up with us against it Enough is enough