Run for Their Lives, the Israeli hostage solidarity movement, presses on after Colorado firebombing

[Beastly Boy]

After initially calling for a pause to the events, the group is telling its local chapters to decide for themselves whether to proceed and to consider taking extra precautions if they do.

The violence may have deterred some but participation in the movement appears to be increasing after the attack, according to Run For Their Lives global coordinator Shira Weiss. “The majority of the chapters are walking this weekend,” Weiss said in an interview. “Not one local leader has contacted us and said, ‘Sorry, I’m out. I’m not interested anymore.”

There’s been an uptick in individuals seeking to join the movement and 20 inquiries about starting new chapters since Sunday’s attack, Weiss added. Three have already signed up.

Federal agents say Mohamed Sabry Soliman spent a year planning the firebombing in Boulder. After his arrest, he told police he had no regrets — he’d do it again, and he “wished they all were dead.” The 45-year-old is accused of hurling two Molotov cocktails at a crowd near the Boulder courthouse while shouting “Free Palestine,” according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday.

https://www.jta.org/2025/06/05/israel/run-for-their-lives-the-israeli-hostage-solidarity-movement-presses-on-after-colorado-firebombing

[question everything]

1. Will the city provide guards to protect the marchers?

though I suppose it will be the equivalent of closing the barns doors