Yesterday in Boulder, Colorado, a perpetrator sprayed a flammable liquid on a group of mostly elderly Jews protesting the continued holding of hostages in Gaza.  Then he threw Molotov cocktails to set several of the demonstrators on fire.  The New York Post reports here that 8 were injured, ranging in age from 52 to 88 years old.  Police arrested a man named named Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who was caught on video committing the acts.  Oh, and also shouting slogans, including “They are killers!  How many children you killed?” and “End Zionists.”

It quickly emerged that Soliman was an Egyptian illegally in the country.  He had originally entered legally in 2022 on a tourist visa, but then overstayed.  In 2023 he was granted a permit to work in the U.S. by the Biden administration.  That expired in March 2025, after which he stayed on illegally.

Which raises the question, why was Soliman in the country in the first place, or granted permission to stay and work, or not thrown out when the permission expired?  Whatever you might think about the illegal immigration situation, why on earth do we welcome into the country people who hate us?  Did anybody vet this guy, even a little?

Add Soliman to a long list of Middle Easterners in the U.S. at the grace of the government who make no secret of their hatred of the U.S. and of Israel.  And who are only too happy to lead groups in acts of trespass, vandalism, and violence.  To refresh you on some of the names and roles, here is a May 15 piece from Al-Jazeera with a brief list of some of the most prominent: