As a group of hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators cheered on a speaker, clapped and banged drums during a "day of resistance protest for Palestine" at the University of Washington's Red Square on Thursday afternoon, Jewish students expressed their fear.
"I feel scared for my life," freshman Anna Yekhilevsky said. "As a Jewish student, I feel unsupported, I feel unsafe. I don’t think I can walk safely across campus. I don’t feel safe wearing a Star of David necklace. I know my Jewish peers don’t feel safe wearing kippahs on campus. It’s dangerous."
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3:12 The Seattle FBI and the Seattle Police Department are monitoring local demonstrations that could develop Friday amid global calls for protests.
According to ABC News, former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests across the Muslim world on Friday in support of Palestinians. The message has since been amplified on social media by calls for a day of "resistance on behalf of the people of Gaza."
"We are aware of the threat and actively monitoring any developments within the city," a spokesperson for Seattle Police said. "If needed, we will allocate resources to any potential concerns."
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