A group of people gathered in Boulder, Colorado to raise awareness of hostages in Gaza, causing 12 people to be injured.

The suspect Mohammed Sabry Soliman, accused of throwing a burning device at them, allegedly planned for a year of attack and told police that he wanted to "kill all Zionists," according to court documents.

This is the latest in a series of attacks on Jews and institutions, adding anxiety to the North American Jewish community, which they see as signs of increasing anti-Semitism in the United States.

A rock attack occurred after a suspect shot and killed a couple outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Later, they were identified as employees of the Israeli Embassy, ​​who had attended events at the museum. In April, the official residence of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro caught fire, and Jewish lawmakers celebrated their first night for several hours.

"Jews are feeling the impact and are more scared than they were two weeks ago, or there would be more fear in some communities a few weeks ago." Adina Vogel Ayalon, a pro-Israeli propaganda group J Street, criticized the war and called for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“These types of hate crimes do not distinguish between your political sphere within the political sphere between Israel and Hamas,” Ms. Ayalon said. “It’s very disturbing.”

Israel has faced international criticism of its military operations in Gaza after its October 7, 2023 attack on the country, which killed about 1,200 people (mainly civilians) and captured 251 hostages.

According to the Hamas-and Health Ministry, established in the territory, more than 50,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war. Statistics do not distinguish between civilians and Hamas fighters, and the BBC and other international media organizations were blocked by Israel from entering Gaza to verify Gaza.

However, a UN report assessing the deaths of Gaza within six months found that nearly 70% of women and children were women and children. Throughout the conflict, human rights experts have raised alarms of widespread hunger, disease and displacement in Gaza.

In the United States, war has also become a separatist political issue. Pro-Palestinian protests across university campuses and major cities have sparked more debate on education and freedom of expression. There are religions, generations and partisan divisions within the American Jewish community, covering issues of Israeli support and the Palestinian state.

But the attacks in Boulder and Washington, D.C. were shocked because they crossed the “transparent red line between legal freedom of speech and political violence,” Ms. Aalon said.

Boulder's attack was condemned outside the Jewish community.

The Muslim Public Affairs Commission condemned the Boulder attack in a statement. “This violent attack is not only an attack on a particular community, but a direct threat to the diversity, dignity and security values ​​of all people with faith. As Muslims, our faith calls upon us to oppose injustice and to uphold the sanctity of every human life.”

The group targets Boulder, running for his life, holds weekly meetings and parades, calling for the release of the remaining hostages to free the hostages to Gaza.

"The premise of the organization is to raise awareness of hostages peacefully. We are politically unpolitical and we are not protesting anything," said global coordinator Shira Weiss.

Many members of the group are Jewish and supportive of Israel, but this is not a requirement for participation.

"We have received Republican, independent, Democratic votes from people from all walks of life who support the Israeli government, or do not support the Israeli government," Ms Weiss said.

She said security has always been a top priority for the group chapter, but they “never expected this kind of violent attack” to occur.

Jewish communities and institutions throughout the United States have long needed security, but many murdered 11 believers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018, after Sagittarius championed a conspiracy theory of right-wing anti-Semitism.

These conversations happened again after the Boulder incident.

“The attacks, especially given the short-term series of attacks have caused every Jewish person to question their safety, whether it is their personal safety or the safety of the Jewish institutions they visit,” said Haliey Soifer, CEO of the American Jewish Democracy Commission.

“In a sense, what’s happening in DC can happen anywhere, anyone can happen.”

The Jewish Colorado organization announced a fundraising campaign to support the safety of the Boulder Jewish community, as well as financial and trauma support for the victims of the attack. Its target is $160,000.

Rabbi Dan Moskovitz of Temple Sholom in Vancouver, Canada regularly participates in their life activities and plans to continue advocating hostages in Gaza.

But he was worried that the rock attack was not an isolated incident.

“It just inspires more radicalization,” he said. “It just inspires more people to do these things.”