Molotowcocktail madness: attack on Jewish memorial march in Boulder!

Molotowcocktail madness: attack on Jewish memorial march in Boulder!

Boulder, Colorado, USA - A terrifying incident occurred on Sunday during a Jewish memorial march in Boulder, Colorado. The alleged perpetrator, a 28-year-old man named Joseph Neumayer, attacked the participants with a Molotow cocktail, which resulted in several injuries. The memorial march recalled the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and took place in a busy shopping area, the Pearl Street Mall. After the attack, the area around the shopping center was immediately evacuated and the police asked the population to avoid the area. Neumayer was finally arrested while investigators secured a vehicle at the crime scene. The FBI has taken over the investigation and it is checked whether it is a possible act of terrorist. FBI director Kash Patel commented on the investigation and emphasized the severity of the incident. Colorado governor Jared Polis expressed his sympathy for the injured and affected.

Neumayer, who was born in Colorado and has both the US and German citizenship, is no unknown in the security authorities. At the time of his attack in Boulder, he was also under observation due to a failed attempted arson attack on the US embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. According to reports from CBS News, he had expressed threats to former President Trump during a stay in Israel and planned to set the message on fire. When he was arrested at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, he had already carried three Molotowcocktails in his backpack.

a pattern of anti -Semitism

The incident in Boulder is part of a worrying series of anti -Semitic attacks in the United States. According to a report by the Federal Center for Political Education, these acts have increased in recent years. A particularly shocking example is the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018, in which eleven people were killed during a service. This is considered the most fatal attack on Jewish people in the history of the United States. Further incidents, such as the attack on a kosher supermarket in Jersey City in 2019 and the hostage -taking in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, in 2022, show alarming development.

The anti-defamation League (ADL) reported that in 2022 with 3,679 anti-Semitic incidents, the highest number has been recorded since the start of the surveys in 1979. Over 80% of the American Jews also perceived an increase in anti -Semitism. This return of anti -Semitism, which is nourished by different political spectra, is a serious challenge for society. Anti -Semitic stereotypes and conspiracy theories have gained influence, among other things, through the normalization of such rhetoric in politics, especially during the presidency of Donald Trump.

In this precarious context, the attack in Boulder not only illustrates the current risk of Jewish communities, but also the persistent social problems associated with anti -Semitism. The incident and the investigation around Neumayer therefore raise questions about dealing with hatred and violence in the US society and call for a determined action by all social actors.