Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday condemned the “vicious terror attack” in Boulder, Colorado against people demonstrating for the hostages held in Gaza, saying that a recent spate of violent attacks against Jews around the world was a direct result of “blood libels against the Jewish state and people.”

At least eight people were wounded Sunday in Boulder, including one person in critical condition, when the marchers were attacked by a man shouting “end Zionists,” who fired a makeshift flamethrower and threw firebombs at them. The incident occurred on the eve of the Jewish festival of Shavuot.

“This attack was aimed against peaceful people who wished to express their solidarity with the hostages held by Hamas, simply because they were Jews,” Netanyahu said in a relatively rare statement on a Jewish holiday.

“I trust the United States authorities to prosecute the cold-blooded perpetrator to the fullest extent of the law and do everything possible to prevent future attacks against innocent civilians,” Netanyahu said.

“The antisemitic attacks around the world are a direct result of blood libels against the Jewish state and people, and this must be stopped,” he said.

His comments echoed those of an earlier statement by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who blamed the “terrible antisemitic terror attack targeting Jews” on “pure antisemitism fueled by the blood libels spread in the media.”

Opposition leader Yair Lapid also denounced Sunday’s attack.

“We are all horrified by the violent terror attack in Colorado against peaceful protesters who were simply calling for the release of our hostage,” he wrote on X.

The Hostage Families Forum said they were heartbroken about the news of the attack.

“We are heartbroken by the tragic attack in Colorado and extend our deepest........

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