致命的以色列-加沙冲突加剧了美国的紧张局势，全国当局警告说反犹太的和反巴勒斯坦人活动。
美国广播公司新闻证实，美国每个主要城市的警察局都处于高度戒备状态，监测周五和周末计划示威游行之前的局势。
国土安全部表示，它正在监测以色列和加沙的事态发展，敦促宗教和社区领袖“保持警惕，提高警惕，做好准备”
周三发生的几起暴力事件让纽约执法官员处于高度戒备状态，并在宗教和文化机构增加了警力。
美国东部时间晚上8点左右，警方表示，在布鲁克林威廉斯堡的反战抗议活动中，一名34岁的男子被自己的巴勒斯坦国旗击中头部。
据当局称，一名穿着传统犹太服装的嫌疑人骑着一辆小型摩托车来到他面前，用汽车撞了他，并从他手中夺走了旗子，用旗子多次击打他的头部。
警方称，嫌疑人骑着他的摩托车逃跑了，正在被追捕。
同样在周三晚上，NYPD报道称，一名24岁的以色列男子在曼哈顿的哥伦比亚大学附近被人用木棍击打，此前他与一名19岁的女子发生争执，据报道，这名女子当时正在撕下有关以色列-加沙冲突的传单。
当晚晚些时候，大约美国东部时间晚上11点30分，当局表示，在布鲁克林的Bay Ridge，一名18岁的男子遭到一群挥舞以色列国旗的男子的袭击，这些人从他们的车上跳了下来。
据称，这些20多岁的男子举着旗子在附近开车，喊着反巴勒斯坦的声明。据当局称，这些人问这名少年是否是巴勒斯坦人，他回答说他是埃及人，但补充说“自由巴勒斯坦”，这是一个流行的口号，呼吁人们关注以色列在巴勒斯坦领土上的政策。
据称，一名男子多次对这名少年拳打脚踢，并骚扰与他在一起的另外两名19岁和21岁的少年。他开车逃离了现场。
没有逮捕任何人，NYPD正在调查这一事件，认为这可能是一起偏见犯罪。
当地新闻媒体也报道了其他事件犹他州,密苏里河和加利福尼亚.
文化和宗教团体，包括美国-伊斯兰关系理事会纽约分会执行主任Afaf Nasher和黑人-犹太人关系两党国会核心小组，都谴责了这些行动。
纳希尔说:“我们谴责这些明显出于偏见的袭击，并敦促政府官员和媒体专业人员停止反巴勒斯坦的煽动和传播针对巴勒斯坦裔美国人、阿拉伯裔美国人和美国穆斯林的错误信息。”
两党国会黑人-犹太人关系核心小组在一份声明中说，“虽然我们没有迹象表明以色列国内的反犹太主义威胁与最近的恐怖袭击有关，但如果过去是未来的指南，未来几天对美国犹太人社区来说可能是一个不稳定的时期。”
几个州的当局表示，以色列和加沙的冲突以及随后的抗议和紧张局势要求在平民示威游行的同时增加警力。
“洛杉矶警察局意识到了中东的动荡和生命损失。在我们为犹太人和穆斯林社区服务的那些地区，我们将进行额外的巡逻，以确保所有人的安全，”LAPD首席米歇尔·摩尔在X上说。
在DC，大都会警察局表示:“出于谨慎，MPD将提高城市和宗教场所的能见度，以帮助确保我们社区的安全。”
Israel-Gaza conflict stokes tensions as violent incidents arise in the U.S.
The deadly Israel-Gazaconflicthas heightened tensions in the U.S., with authorities nationwide warning of increasedantisemiticand anti-Palestinianactivity.
ABC News has confirmed that every major city police department in the U.S. is on a heightened state of alert monitoring the situation ahead of planned demonstrations Friday and into the weekend.
The Department of Homeland Security said it is monitoring events as they unfold in Israel and Gaza, urging faith and community leaders “to be alert, vigilant and prepared.”
Several instances of violence on Wednesday put New York law enforcement officials on high alert, responding with increased police presence in religious and cultural institutions.
Around 8 p.m. ET, police say a 34-year-old man was hit over the head with his own Palestinian flag during an anti-war protest in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
A suspect wearing traditional Jewish attire drove up to him on a scooter, struck him with the vehicle and took the flag out of his hands, hitting him over the head multiple times with it, according to authorities.
The suspect fled on his scooter and is being sought, police say.
Also on Wednesday night, the NYPD reported that a 24-year-old Israeli man was struck with a wooden stick near Columbia University in Manhattan following an argument with a 19-year-old woman who was reportedly ripping down flyers in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Later that night, around 11:30 p.m. ET, authorities say an 18-year-old man was assaulted by one man in a group of men waving Israeli flags who jumped out of their vehicles in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
The men, who appeared in their 20s, had allegedly been driving around the neighborhood with their flags, yelling anti-Palestinian statements. According to authorities, the men asked the teen if he was Palestinian, to which he replied he was Egyptian but added “Free Palestine,” a popular slogan that calls attention to Israel’s policies in Palestinian territories.
A man allegedly kicked and punched the teen multiple times and harassed two others who were with him, ages 19 and 21. He fled the scene in the vehicle.
No arrests have been made, and the incident is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible bias crime.
Other incidents have been reported by local news outlets inUtah,MissouriandCalifornia.
Cultural and religious groups, including the New York Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Executive Director Afaf Nasher and the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, have condemned the actions.
“We condemn these apparently bias-motivated assaults and urge public officials and media professionals to end the anti-Palestinian incitement and the spreading of misinformation that is putting a target on Palestinian-American, Arab-Americans and American Muslims,” said Nasher.
The Bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations said in a statement, "[W]hile we have no indication of specific domestic antisemitic threats related to the recent terrorist attacks in Israel, if the past is a guide for the future, the coming days could be a precarious time for the American Jewish community."
Authorities in several states say the Israel-Gaza conflict and the subsequent protests and tensions have called for a need for extra police presence alongside the civilian demonstrations.
“The Los Angeles Police Department is aware of the turmoil in the Middle East and lives lost. In those areas where we serve both our Jewish and Muslim communities, we will be conducting extra patrol to ensure the safety of all,” said LAPD Chief Michel Moore on X, formerly known as Twitter.
In DC, the Metropolitan Police Department stated: "Out of an abundance of caution, MPD will have increased visibility around the city and at places of worship to help ensure the safety of our community."
