Colorado's Melat Kiros Blames Israel for Attacks on Jews After Winning 1 Primary
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 3
Colorado's Melat Kiros Blames Israel for Attacks on Jews After Winning 1 Primary
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 3
Summary
Melat Kiros, 29, said Israel's actions are "putting Jewish people in great danger" and fueling rising antisemitism, days after winning the Democratic primary in a Denver-area House district.
The remarks extended a controversy from her earlier refusal to call the 2025 Boulder attack on a pro-Israel rally antisemitic, a stance Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser publicly criticized.
Kiros said she would meet Weiser and called the Boulder assault "a horrific attack" on peaceful Jewish demonstrators, while still tying broader anti-Jewish violence to Israel's conduct in the Middle East.
The Boulder attack killed 82-year-old Karen Diamond and injured about a dozen others; Mohamed Soliman later pleaded guilty to murder and could still face federal hate-crime penalties.