Tonight, tensions over the Israel Hamas war reaching a boiling
point in the US.
Hundreds of protesters gathering at the Port of Tacoma in
Washington,
blocking a military vessel they believed to be carrying U.S.
military aid to Israel.
This same cargo ship also blocked just a few days
ago in Oakland when demonstrators chained themselves to the ship's
ladders.
We attempted to stop the ship from moving by calling
on the workers and those on the ship to stand
on the right side of history.
When the ship started to move,
the community took it upon themselves to actually occupy the
ship.
Palestine.
On Sunday. Crowds of pro Palestinian supporters marching through the
nation's capital.
Police say the demonstration was mostly peaceful,
but at night, some protesters began banging on the White
House gates and even climbing them.
Handprints in red paint left behind this morning and nearby
statues vandalized.
the US Secret Service says no arrests were made
in Philadelphia this moment going viral.
George Norcross, a well known New Jersey businessman and Democratic
Party organizer,
ejected from an Eagles game after he displayed an American
Israeli flag from his suite.
Look, look, they're taking the flag.
The Philadelphia Eagles declined to comment on the situation,
but the stadium's policy prohibits quote signs,
banners or similar items that are obscene or indecent,
not event related, potentially offensive to other patrons or those
that contain commercial messages,
logos or political endorsements. In a lengthy statement,
Norcross questioning why his flag was not allowed and threatening
to sue.
Writing apart, I've watched the Eagles NFL make clear and
strong statements on numerous important civil justice issues and ethnic
and world conflicts,
including supporting the people of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, violence breaking out on college campuses.
Police in California say they are investigating a possible hate
crime after an Arab Muslim Stanford student was hit by
a car on campus and sent to the hospital.
The victim says the driver yelled F you and your
people as he speed off the university,
calling the incident profoundly disturbing
and across the country. A University of Massachusetts Amherst student
who pled not guilty was arraigned today for allegedly assaulting
another student at a rally in solidarity with the hostages
being held by Hamas. The surge in violence and threats
on college campuses leaving students on both sides of the
conflict on edge.
I want people to know that the Jewish people are
hurting.
We're very strong. We've been through a lot,
so we know how to deal with these issues,
but that doesn't mean that we're not affected by it
and that we're not upset.
Is there any part of you that's fearful?
And even sitting down in this interview on camera with
me today,
I'm I'm very, very afraid of,
actually.
I've been put on
a website and there's been articles like written about me
if I'm too scared to even say anything.
Like, what does that say to my identity of being
Palestinian?
Like, who am I to be silenced?
Emily Ikeda, NBC News.