Whether the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder was motivated by the victims’ political views or by their perceived national origin took center stage in

A federal judge said Wednesday that prosecutors can proceed with a hate crime charge against a man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages.

Mohammed Sabry Soliman’s lawyer argued that his alleged victims were targeted for their political views, not their ancestry.