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A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a Colorado group that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza planned the attack for more than a year and specifically targeted what he described as a “Zionist group,” authorities said in court papers unsealed Monday charging him with a federal hate crime.

Witnesses in Boulder said the suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices. Eight people were injured in the attack, some with burns, as a group was concluding their weekly demonstration.

An FBI affidavit says Soliman confessed to the attack after being taken into custody Sunday and told the police he would do it again.

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Zionist lynch mobs attacked Palestine encampments in UCLA in 2024 while the police stood by. For some reason that wasn't terrorism.

[–] deadkennedy@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yet another failure under Trump’s watch.

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This would have happened under any other president.

Mass surveillance does not work. It does not prevent terrorist attacks under any president.

[–] deadkennedy@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you and i know this. my comment was maybe 60% sarcasm.

but - we also both know Trump will be bloviating about this being Cyborg Sleepy Joe’s fault on twitter by midnight.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

This stinks like Taco Donald's Depends®

[–] RedditAdminsSuckIt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

How does a person get to the point of they take the idea of throwing fire bombs at a demonstration, idea, planning, prep, execution?

I’m not the same species as these people

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don't delude yourself. You're not much more than one psychotic break away.

[–] RedditAdminsSuckIt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks for letting me know. I’ll watch out for that

[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

psychotically purchasing supplies, psychotically assembling a flamethrower

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the internet is a great place for creating monster. It’s very easy to take a thought and find all of the information to confirm what would otherwise seem crazy.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Based on fucking what? Did you even read the article?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Based on fucking this. Read the fucking article.

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/read-elias-rodriguezs-leaked-chats

The chat logs reveal a man who hated the Republican and Democratic parties, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, the right and left, the “bourgeoisie,” the United States, the West, and, of course, Israel. He even hated the only political group I could find he’d associated with.

“PSL sucks shit,” Rodriguez wrote in one of many messages lambasting the obscure Party for Socialism and Liberation that he had once participated in. “I wish I had just done a misadventure with FRSO [Freedom Road Socialist Org] rather than PSL lol,” he wrote.

Still, when it came to race, Rodriquez’s hatred seemed reserved for white people.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey, quick question. What's the name of the guy this post, which you very definitely didn't read, is about?

Is it Elias Rodriquez? No? Huh.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Oh shit! I was thinking about the other lefty zionist killer. You're right, this is the zionist attacker who's commitment to communism and anarchy are unknown and whose right to buy a gun was denied because he's not a legal resident.

Apologies! Totally different guy.

Although they did mention Elias in there, so - half credit?

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Witnesses in Boulder said the suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, yelled “Free Palestine” and used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices.

Got yer propaganda wires crossed there, bud.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When the group you see of wealthy privileged karens march outside your house every week in support of the government that killed your family members.

He did a bad thing, but it's totally understandable why Zionist groups are getting targeted.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

It's kinda like that joke from John Mulaney about murder.

https://youtube.com/shorts/4x8aSjgEQjM

Until you're in those peoples shes you will never really understand what drove them to do the things they did unfortunately.

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

this dumbass "researched for a year" the way i "spent all semester" working on my project

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The event the zionist group was holding where molotovs were thrown at them was called "Run For Their Lives"? Real shit? Bit of dark humor on his part.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Zionist = Nazi

They deserve what they get.

[–] match@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

genocide bad but we don't have to go defending every dumbfuck halfassed drunk assault on grandpas. this chucklefuck drove past Palantir and an ICE facility on his way to firebomb non-israeli octagenarians, and he stopped at a gas station to fill up his molotov milk carafes on the way