Hamas’ Day of Rage Produces Mixed Results

After former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal ordered a “global day of Jihad,” security precautions were being taken all around the United States. Some schools were closed and extra police officers – particularly in New York City – were stationed near synagogues and Jewish schools. People were told to be on the alert and ‘if you see something, say something.’ These all seemed like sensible and potentially vital precautions to me because the United States is sadly no stranger to radical Islamic terror attacks. But with the sun rising on a new day, it doesn’t really seem like very many people were in the mood to take orders from Khaled Mashal, or at least not in the United States. There were plenty of protests and demonstrations, of course, but there have been almost non-stop protests ever since Hamas invaded Israel last weekend. But we have fortunately yet to see reports of any bombings or armed attacks on civilian targets in our country. So did the Global Day of Jihad fizzle? Or is it yet to come? (NY Post)

Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators swarmed Manhattan streets Friday afternoon — as an Israeli contingent a fraction of its size pushed back — the same day an ex-Hamas leader issued a rallying cry for a global “day of Jihad.”

Helicopters whirled overhead as the protest began on CUNY’s Baruch College campus — starting with a group of about 100 — with the protesters taking part in the Friday afternoon call to prayer, observed by practicing Muslims.

Then cries of “Free, Free Palestine!” rang out in the crowd.

There were three arrests made during the main protests in New York City, at least one of which was filmed by members of the crowd and uploaded to social media.