Intimidation_NN1 of_PRF and_CJC violence_NN1 against_PRP Jews_NN2 in_PRP Seattle_NP0 is_VBZ once_AV0 again_AV0 being_VBG met_VVN with_PRP deafening_AJ0 silence_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 pro-Palestinian_AJ0 rally_NN1 at_PRP Westlake_NP0 Park_NN1 last_ORD Sunday_NP0 quickly_AV0 turned_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 frenzy_NN1 of_PRF hate_NN1 against_PRP supporters_NN2 of_PRF Israel_NP0 who_PNQ had_VHD peacefully_AV0 gathered_VVN nearby_AV0 and_CJC those_DT0 quietly_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 crowd_NN1 ,_PUN identified_VVN and_CJC deemed_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI Zionists_NN2 ._SENT Rhythmic_AJ0 chants_NN2 reverberated_VVD loudly_AV0 among_PRP those_DT0 in_PRP attendance_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Hey_ITJ hey_ITJ ,_PUN ho_ITJ ho_ITJ ,_PUN Israel_NP0 has_VHZ got_VVN to_TO0 go_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ free_AJ0 free_AJ0 free_AJ0 Palestine_NP0 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ the_AT0 Palestinians_NN2 are_VBB oppressed_AJ0 ,_PUN boycott_NN1 ,_PUN sanction_NN1 and_CJC divest_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC more_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 desired_AJ0 eradication_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 State_NN1 of_PRF Israel_NP0 ._SENT Elected_AJ0 officials_NN2 and_CJC current_AJ0 candidates_NN2 for_PRP public_AJ0 office_NN1 were_VBD among_PRP the_AT0 speakers_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD speaker_NN1 called_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 crowd_NN1 to_TO0 remove_VVI a_AT0 couple_NN1 holding_VVG an_AT0 Israeli_AJ0 flag_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 sign_NN1 which_DTQ read_VVD "_PUQ Make_VVB Peace_NN1 Not_XX0 War_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP response_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF 40_CRD ,_PUN several_DT0 dressed_VVN in_PRP black_AJ0 paramilitary_AJ0 gear_NN1 ,_PUN surrounded_VVD the_AT0 couple_NN1 ,_PUN ripped_VVD away_AV0 their_DPS Israeli_AJ0 flag_NN1 ,_PUN stomped_VVD on_PRP it_PNP and_CJC set_VVD it_PNP ablaze_AJ0 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 couple_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO0 flee_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 young_AJ0 woman_NN1 was_VBD grabbed_VVN and_CJC dragged_VVN from_PRP behind_AV0 ._SENT Others_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD come_VVN in_PRP peaceful_AJ0 support_NN1 for_PRP Israel_NP0 were_VBD similarly_AV0 assaulted_VVN ._SENT For_PRP most_DT0 Seattleites_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 horrors_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 "_PUQ Nakba_NP0 73_CRD "_PUQ rally_NN1 went_VVD unnoticed_AJ0 ._SENT Media_NN0 coverage_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN almost_AV0 nonexistent_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC no_AT0 elected_AJ0 officials_NN2 representing_VVG the_AT0 city_NN1 have_VHB spoken_VVN out_AVP to_TO0 condemn_VVI these_DT0 violent_AJ0 attacks_NN2 and_CJC rhetoric_NN1 against_PRP religious_AJ0 minorities_NN2 in_PRP our_DPS city_NN1 ._SENT Why_AVQ do_VDB individuals_NN2 proclaiming_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 keepers_NN2 of_PRF openness_NN1 ,_PUN liberalism_NN1 and_CJC justice_NN1 not_XX0 reject_VVB Hamas_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 murderous_AJ0 terror_NN1 organization_NN1 ?_SENT Why_AVQ is_VBZ this_DT0 terrorist_NN1 organization_NN1 not_XX0 broadly_AV0 condemned_VVN here_AV0 ?_SENT Why_AVQ do_VDB many_DT0 in_PRP this_DT0 region_NN1 remain_VVB impassive_AJ0 when_CJS facing_VVG some_DT0 forms_NN2 of_PRF hatred_NN1 and_CJC discrimination_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 others_NN2 ?_SENT The_AT0 Westlake_NP0 rally_NN1 took_VVD place_NN1 the_AT0 day_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 anniversary_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 British_AJ0 Mandate_NN1 of_PRF Palestine_NP0 in_PRP 1948_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 same_DT0 day_NN1 as_PRP Israel_NP0 's_POS independence_NN1 was_VBD declared_VVN ._SENT This_DT0 marked_VVD the_AT0 73rd_ORD anniversary_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ many_DT0 Palestinians_NN2 call_VVB the_AT0 Nakba_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC disaster_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rally_NN1 ,_PUN Hamas_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Palestinian_AJ0 Islamist_AJ0 organization_NN1 that_CJT currently_AV0 governs_VVZ Gaza_NP0 ,_PUN already_AV0 had_VHD fired_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS 3_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD rockets_NN2 into_PRP Israel_NP0 ._SENT Founded_VVN in_PRP 1987_CRD ,_PUN Hamas_NP0 is_VBZ dedicated_VVN to_PRP eliminating_VVG the_AT0 State_NN1 of_PRF Israel_NP0 and_CJC has_VHZ opposed_VVN Arab_AJ0 leaders_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB expressed_VVN a_AT0 willingness_NN1 to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP Israel_NP0 ,_PUN including_PRP Palestinian_AJ0 Authority_NN1 President_NP0 Mahmoud_NP0 Abbas_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Israel_NP0 will_VM0 exist_VVI and_CJC will_VM0 continue_VVI to_TO0 exist_VVI until_PRP Islam_NN1 will_VM0 obliterate_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN just_AV0 as_CJS it_PNP obliterated_VVD others_NN2 before_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ states_VVZ the_AT0 Hamas_NP0 charter_NN1 ._SENT 
