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Colorado socialist Melat Kiros refused to call firebombing of Jewish rally antisemitic, blasted Israel as apartheid
By Ryan King Published July 1, 2026, 11:12 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — Democratic socialist congressional hopeful Melat Kiros repeatedly downplayed concerns about a firebombing at a Jewish community rally in Boulder last year being antisemitic and has contended that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks were “inevitable.”
One person was injured and a dozen killed in the June 1, 2025, firebombing attack at a weekly Jewish gathering aimed at bringing attention to the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman tossed Molotov cocktails at the crowd while using a flamethrower and shouting “End Zionist” and “Free Palestine,” according to the FBI, which claimed he later “stated that he wanted to kill all Zionist people.” He’s now serving a life sentence.
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Kiros, who notched an upset victory over 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) Tuesday evening, struggled to see how that was antisemitic.
“I don’t know what was in the heart of the perpetrator,” Kiros told 9News last month. “All I know is that he went and attacked innocent people because of what they might have believed.”
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“I don’t even know what the people who were at that protest believed, too. In fact, most of them were just there to ask that the people who were kidnapped during Oct. 7 be returned home to their families.”
She later dug in on that position, telling NOTUS that it wasn’t “entirely obvious that it was just motivated by antisemitism.”
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“It’s absolutely possible that that was a part of it as well, but I do think it’s important that we know exactly what the motivation was,” she contended to the outlet.
Kiros acknowledged that the firebombing was a “hate crime” and stressed to the Colorado Sun that “protecting Jewish people in Denver, and across this country, isn’t negotiable.”
Throughout her campaign, Kiros made a point of aggressively crusading against Israel.
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She crowed about how she was fired from the Sidley Austin law firm three years ago after she tore into law firms pushing to crack down on antisemitism roiling college campuses at the time.
“By chilling future lawyers’ employment prospects for criticism of the Israeli government’s actions and its legitimacy, you are complicit in Israel’s weaponization of anti-Semitism against legitimate concerns for the right of self-determination and the livelihood of the Palestinian people,” she wrote in an open letter at the time.
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During her victory speech, Kiros bragged, “I didn’t flinch because I stood by every word and I always will.”
In May, Kiros did an interview with the far-left, anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker, who has claimed that if Hamas engaged in rape against Israelis, it “doesn’t change the dynamic for me.” In 2019, the controversial streamer also declared that “America deserved 9/11.”
Kiros told Piker that the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack was an “inevitable consequence of apartheid,” but later clarified she wasn’t trying to suggest it was justified.
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She also suggested to 9News journalist Kyle Clark that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the US were an “inevitable consequence” of America’s actions.
“Inevitable in the sense that we destabilized a lot of the Middle East, which led people to believe that another act of violence was the only response. And again, just like I said before, our responsibility is to get rid of those conditions that lead to violence in the first place,” she said.
The Post contacted Kiros’ campaign for comment.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
