When Words Become Burnings and Bullets

On June 1, in Boulder, eight people were injured in an antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, after a man yelled, “free Palestine” and threw incendiary devices at people participating in a walk and vigil for Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.  

Nearly two weeks ago, two Israeli Embassy staffers — Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — were gunned down outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., as they left an event celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month. Their attacker reportedly also shouted, “Free, free Palestine” while being arrested. Federal investigators are treating the incident as a potential hate crime and act of antisemitic terrorism. 

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