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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 Sundays event for its violence and for taking place at a Jewish institution.
(Sundays) 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. Ive called on LAPD to provide additional patrols in the Pico-Robertson community as well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city. Ill be meeting with Chief (Dominic) Choi tomorrow to further discuss the safety of Angelenos.
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I would seriously like an answer how this is about the people of Gaza and not naked antisemitism.