A protest at a StandWithUs event with Miss Israel, Noa Cochva, at Town Hall in downtown Seattle should never have happened. As Jews have learned the hard way, the organizers of the event kept the location secret.

But that just meant that Jew haters got sneakier. Hannah Saunders, editor of Seattle Antifa News, advised others to register and actually pay for the event. Then, upon learning the location, she told them to post it on their social media.

Saunders, who also posted the address on social media, said that Israel is committing genocide. Because Cochva had served in the IDF, Saunders said she belonged to the “occupying force” and also called her a “baby killer.”

That’s how it happened that 75 protesters showed up not only to harass but also to assault Jewish attendees.

They poured fake blood on one, tried to rip the side mirror off of another’s car, and punched yet another in the face. They yanked the flag of a fourth person right out of her hands and burned it.

This is not protected speech. It’s assault, plain and simple.

Protesters also shouted slogans such as “Death, death to the IDF” and accused Israel of genocide. One of them lay down in a pool of blood.

JNS interviewed a security guard who was hired as security for the event. He said he’d never seen a protest like this.

“Is that what people have to deal with going to events like this every single time?” he exclaimed. “Oh, my Lord! Why? Why? You’re making life hell for everyone, including people that are not here for the event — the people that are working,” he added, which included himself.

Seattle police arrested three people.

Seattle regional director at the American Jewish Committee Regina Sassoon Friedland told JNS in an interview that the behavior of these protesters falls outside the bounds of protected speech and vowed that the Jewish people will not be intimidated.

“Disagreement is part of democracy. Violence is not,” she said. “People have every right to protest, but what’s happening here goes beyond that. The Jewish people will not be intimidated to halt our events and activities.”

Jews may have learned the hard way to keep event locations secret. The next step is thoroughly vetting every guest before disclosing the address.