NBC News took a wave of backlash over a Monday headline addressing the most recent terror attack — driven by anti-Israel sentiment — that took place over the weekend in Boulder, Colorado.
The headline read, “Lone wolf attacks on Jewish Americans in Boulder and D.C. highlight the difficulties in securing public spaces” — and appeared to attribute the dramatic uptick in violent attacks on Jewish Americans to the complexities of managing public safety.
Lone wolf attacks on Jewish Americans in Boulder and D.C. highlight the difficulties in securing public spaces. https://t.co/IyAYfjqHv1
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 3, 2025
But as critics quickly pointed out, a string of “lone wolf” attacks all apparently driven by the same hatred, the same ideological views — and, in some cases, the same religion — quickly becomes less of a lone wolf and more of a predictable pattern of behavior.
“Just a string of ‘lone wolf’ attacks aimed at the same group using the same rhetoric based on the same ideology,” David Harsanyi posted.
Just a string of “lone wolf” attacks aimed at the same group using the same rhetoric based on the same ideology. https://t.co/fqSJuXz5zD
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) June 3, 2025
“‘Lone wolf attacks.’ Pluralizing lone wolf is perfection,” John Ekdahl added.
“Lone wolf attacks”
Pluralizing lone wolf is perfection. https://t.co/pBBFEjk5Gu— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 3, 2025
“There was a time when the OK hand gesture was used to link everyone, from West Point cadets to firemen to high school students, to a single, insidious white supremacy conspiracy,” T. Becket Adams said. “But we’re at ‘lone wolves’ now for back-to-back targeted attacks on Jews. That’s … telling.”
There was a time when the OK hand gesture was used to link everyone, from West Point cadets to firemen to high school students, to a single, insidious white supremacy conspiracy.
But we’re at “lone wolves” now for back-to-back targeted attacks on Jews. That’s … telling. https://t.co/alLZl957QZ
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) June 3, 2025
“More than one and it’s not ‘lone wolf.’ It never was,” radio host Dana Loesch declared.
More than one and it’s not “lone wolf,”
It never was. https://t.co/Akf3YxMNyu— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 3, 2025
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In the horrific attack in Boulder, Mohamed Sabry Soliman attacked a pro-Israel group protesting the terror group Hamas and calling for the immediate return of all remaining hostages. Using a homemade flamethrower, he injured several of the demonstrators — one critically. That attack came just 11 days after Elias Rodriguez gunned down two young Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. Both, according to reports, used the phrase “Free Palestine” either during or after the attacks.