Rabbi Yoni Fein, who heads a large Jewish day school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Brauser Maimonides Academy, said on Thursday that extra security was in place in anticipation of global protests on Friday. communities on Friday and encouraged members of the public to remain vigilant. The FBI said it was aware of the calls for global action that may lead to demonstrations in U.S.
The protests occurred amid reports of assaults against students on both sides, and some chapters canceled them for safety reasons. college campuses on Thursday after a national pro-Palestinian group declared a "day of resistance" and called for its 200 college chapters to hold demonstrations. "Those used to be the days but don't expect the Jewish people (to) ever accept that type of situation ever again," he said.
Halber said Saturday's attacks had shown that using "equal force" against an enemy like Hamas was ineffective. Ron Halber, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, blasted calls for a cease-fire and addressed criticism that Israel was using disproportionate force. In Washington, a rally supporting Israel and the American Jewish community drew about 200 people at the city's Freedom Plaza, in view of the Capitol complex, where police had erected protective fencing the night before. Governor Kathy Hochul ordered New York state's National Guard to patrol vital transportation hubs.Īcross the country, the Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement saying its officers would assume a higher profile around Jewish and Muslim communities. Mayor Eric Adams said his office had directed police to "surge additional resources to schools and houses of worship to ensure they are safe and that our city remains a place of peace." Extra police patrols were being deployed in Jewish and Muslim communities alike, he said.
The New York Police Department's chief of patrol, John Chell, had told reporters on Thursday that every NYPD officer would "be in uniform" on Friday, ready to quell any disturbances, warning, "We will not tolerate any hate, any acts of disorder." By contrast, Germany and France - which have sizeable Arab populations - banned pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The New York rally coincided with protests in support of Gazans across the Middle East and in parts of Asia and Europe.
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