It’s no coincidence that President Trump’s decision to ban the entry of nationals from 12 countries, including six Muslim-majority ones, and review the screening practices of Egypt immediately followed the June 1 antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colo.
That day Mohamed Sabry Soliman—a migrant from Egypt who overstayed his visa—taped himself telling his family “Jihad for God’s sake is more beloved to me than you,” as translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. Mr. Solimon packed a Quran and 18 Molotov cocktails into his car, then threw incendiaries at people marching for the hostages in Gaza, wounding 15.
By my count, this was the 23rd Muslim-on-Jewish attack, planned or realized, in the U.S. since 1977, making Muslim assaults the most constant source of violence against American Jews. This number ignores threats and property-only damage by Muslims, such as a rash of attacks on Chicago-area synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in 2022.
Read the full article at the Wall Street Journal.
