Seattle Jewish leaders worried planned student walkout could lead to spread of antisemitism

A student walkout is planned on Tuesday. Local Jewish leaders worry it could lead to the spread of antisemitism.

SEATTLE — A student walkout is planned for Tuesday at colleges and schools across our area in protest of the Israeli war in Gaza.

It’s something that has members of our area’s Jewish community concerned.

“We support the right to protest and free speech in the United States, but when that crosses into antisemitism, that has the potential to do real harm to Jewish students,” said Solly Kane, Jewish Federation of Seattle president.

Recent months have seen pro-Palestinian protests shut down Interstate 5 for hours and

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