Boulder, Colorado, may elect mayor who has refused to say if Israel should exist

Boulder, Colorado mayoral candidate Taishya Adams has refused to say whether Israel should exist, splitting from colleagues including incumbent Mayor Aaron Brockett. Adams was the sole council member who refused to sign a statement condemning a June 2025 firebombing on Pearl Street Mall that killed one and injured a dozen. The election is November 3.

Boulder, Colorado, may elect a mayor who has refused to say whether Israel should exist, just a year and a half after a deadly antisemitic terror attack struck the city's historic downtown. Council member Taishya Adams, who is running for mayor, has split from her colleagues on Israel-related issues. She was the sole council member who refused to sign a collective statement condemning a June 2025 firebombing on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall that killed one person and injured a dozen others who were participating in a walk for Israeli hostages. Adams said she withheld her signature because her colleagues would not link the attack to both antisemitism and 'anti-Zionism.' Incumbent Mayor Aaron Brockett, who is expected to win reelection on November 3, said he believes Israel should exist. The article details Adams' positions on a ceasefire resolution and investment policy, and notes her endorsement by the Boulder County Democratic Socialists of America.