Officials in Boulder, Colorado, who oppose Israel didn’t label the shocking Jewish firebombs as anti-Semitic during peaceful protests. In a peculiar move, one of them wrapped themselves in the colors of the Palestinian flag.
Taishya Adams took office after the tragic massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023.
Adams, 50, was referred to as “an anti-Semitism-based egg layer,” according to sources, just before Egyptian Mohamed Savry Soliman attacked members of Group Run 4 last week with a flamethrower and a Molotov cocktail.
The group has been organizing weekly walks to demand that Hamas release the remaining Israeli hostages. In the June 1 incident, Soliman, 45, confronted 118 detectives, resulting in serious injuries to 15 people and a dog.
When a city official presented a “Letter of Solidarity” condemning hate crimes, Adams was the sole member of the City Council to refuse to sign it.
She later attended a live-streamed council meeting in a striking bright red blazer, adorned with a large green scarf around her neck.
“She’s doubled,” commented an insider.
Aaron Brooks, a participant in the pro-Palestinian Run for Our Lives group, expressed his disapproval, saying, “It’s so insensitive.” Local Rabbi Mark Soloway also criticized Adams during a speech made in front of Governor Jared Polis, stating, “A few days after someone attempted to kill a Jew, the council could not unanimously denounce acts of anti-Semitism.”
During the meeting, City Council member Mark Wallach reached out to Boulder’s Palestinian “sister city,” which led Adams to reflect on a self-funded trip that she had taken the previous month. She responded, “You may have the courage, but I find it inexplicable and practically unacceptable. Where is your grace and mercy?”
In her own defense, Adams later indicated her support for the letter of solidarity, claiming she looked forward to “continuing the dialogue.”
Adams has faced criticism for her past statements seen as supporting anti-Israel sentiments, including social media posts made on the anniversary of the October 7 attack, in which she condemned the City Council for not taking stronger action against Israel.
Omer Shachar, a co-leader of the walk, labeled the attack as “pure anti-Semitism,” recalling the emotions tied to seeing a close friend affected by violence. “When I think about Sunday, I’ll see her,” he reflected.
He described being haunted by the images, emphasizing that it “goes beyond words.”
