Colorado Jewish community council: Society must ask itself why this keeps happening

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Colorado says it is “outraged and heartbroken” over the firebombing attack against a hostages rally that wounded six people earlier today.

Details about the attack are still unclear pending an investigation, but the group says, “We know that innocent people were severely injured for nothing more than raising awareness of the hostages held by Hamas for over 600 days.”

The statement highlights the shooting attack 10 days ago that killed two Israeli embassy staffers and last month’s attempted firebombing of the US embassy in Tel Aviv by a man from Colorado.

“We must look in the mirror and ask ourselves how our society allowed this to happen and keep happening,” says Brandon Rattiner, the head of the JCRC in Colorado.

“Our community has consistently warned that hateful and reductive rhetoric about Israel and Jews puts us in danger. We’re not being alarmist—we’re just paying attention,” he says. “Violence against Jews is immoral and must end.”

“We will continue to live proudly and openly,” Rattiner says. “Anyone who claims to care about human lives and dignity must speak out against this attack and against antisemitism.”