What does an LA synagogue have to do with Gaza?

[sarisataka]

Pro-Palestinian protest outside LA synagogue criticized as ‘antisemitic’ after street fights with pro-Israel protesters

pro-Palestinian protest held outside a Los Angeles synagogue on Sunday devolved into chaotic street violence with pro-Israel counter-protesters in an incident that several officials criticized as antisemitic.

The Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to two protests Sunday in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Pico Robertson, just south of Beverly Hills. Videos taken at the scene show police pushing pro-Palestinian protesters away from the entrance of the Adas Torah temple, an Orthodox synagogue.

Chants of “Free, free Palestine - from the river to the sea,” and “long live intifada,” could be heard from among the pro-Palestinian protesters. Participants blocked traffic, and video from the scene shows multiple altercations broke out in the middle of the street and on sidewalks.
Protests around the Israel-Gaza war have become common across the US since October, but local and state officials sharply criticized Sunday’s event for its violence and for taking place at a Jewish institution.

“(Sunday’s) violence in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood today was abhorrent, and blocking access to a place of worship is unacceptable,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. “I’ve called on LAPD to provide additional patrols in the Pico-Robertson community as well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city. I’ll be meeting with Chief (Dominic) Choi tomorrow to further discuss the safety of Angelenos.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pro-palestinian-protest-outside-la-synagogue-criticized-as-antisemitic-after-street-fights-with-pro-israel-protesters/ar-BB1oLCZr?ocid=BingNewsVerp

I would seriously like an answer how this is about the people of Gaza and not naked antisemitism.

[Fozzledick]

1. Gaza is just an excuse. The genocidal terrorism against (((Israel))) has always been just antisemitism.

[lapucelle]

2. The press is really out of line characterizing Jewish members of the congregation

as "pro-Israel protestors" rather than as folks defending a place of worship from the anti-Semitic bigots who were trying to block access to a synagogue.

[The Magistrate]

3. Jews, Obviously

'Anti-Zionist' is 'Anti-Semite' run through a PC translator. That's really all it is.

Just like the protesters are pro-Hamas, not 'pro-Palestine'.

They want Hamas to win, they want Jews expelled from Israel by massacre, and for any survivors to exist in subjugated condition.

Evidently some even hope to emulate Hamas, at least to the limit of their capability to do so.

[maxsolomon]

4. Sounds like Muslim protestors went where the Jews were.

That doesn't sound like a JVP or Progressive College Kid protest.

Within Our Lifetime is led by Palestinians. https://wolpalestine.com/

[Igel]

11. Nerdeen Kiswani's group.

Wonder if the LA group it was self-recruited or astroturfed.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. The synagogue was holding a land sale.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/violent-clashes-erupt-between-pro-and-anti-israel-protesters-outside-la-synagogue/

Violent clashes broke out Sunday between pro- and anti-Israel demonstrators in Los Angeles after the latter held a protest outside the Adas Torah synagogue, where an Israeli real estate fair was being held.

These sales have been held at synagogues across North America and are highly controversial.

[sarisataka]

6. Two questions

1- were there sales of illegally taken West Bank land being offered for sale?

2- regardless of the answer to #1, what gives protester the right to prevent Jews from entering their own synagogue?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. .

1. No idea. That is the allegation about similar sales though.

2. It doesn’t, of course. Protest takes a lot of forms, as we all know.

[sarisataka]

8. Agree

And I appreciate the answer

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. .

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. These protesters are attacking Jews in front of synagogues

These protests are truly disgusting

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