Elderly Jewish Man Killed In California After Confrontation With Pro-Palestinian Protesters

A 69 year-old Jewish man was killed in California on Sunday after a confrontation with pro-Palestinian protesters in what many are contemplating to be a “hate crime.”

A 65 yr-old Jewish man named Paul Kessler, was murdered by a pro-Hamas supporter in Westlake Village, CA, for holding an Israeli flag. He was hit over the pinnacle w a megaphone, and died from a mind hemorrhage.

The group cheered as he put into the ambulance! HATE! pic.twitter.com/dylJkgngxt

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Aged Jewish Man Killed Throughout Protest

The sufferer has been recognized as Paul Kessler, 69, who has been described as a “man dedicated to peace and dedicated to Israel,” based on Daily Mail. Kessler discovered himself caught between rival rallies in Thousand Oaks, California on Sunday, with one supporting Israel and the opposite supporting Palestine.

Stories allege that Kessler was concerned in an altercation with one other individual that resulted in him falling backward and hitting his head on the bottom. The Jewish Federation of Better Los Angeles is claiming that Kessler was “struck within the head by a megaphone wielded by a pro-Palestinian protestor.”

Kessler was rushed to the hospital, the place he finally died of accidents that had been dominated to come back from a blunt power head damage.

“The Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace is investigating the incident and has not dominated out the potential for a hate crime,” the VCSO mentioned in an announcement.

Kessler was reportedly on the pro-Israel rally along with his spouse, who is claimed to be “in a state of whole shock.” Witnesses advised ABC Los Angeles that each side had been antagonizing one another earlier than issues obtained bodily.

“They had been each on an excellent floor, and so they had been yelling at one another, after which the person introduced his megaphone up and hit Paul, and Paul went down,” mentioned one witness who wished to not be named.

Native Rabbi Moshe Bryski mentioned that Kessler’s dying is “only a tragedy.”

“It by no means ought to come to this … Now we have a funeral developing of somebody who merely wished to wave an Israeli flag,” he added.

Yesterday, an aged Jewish man named Paul Kessler was murdered for attending a pro-Israel occasion in CA.

This surprising hate crime is one more chapter within the vile anti-Semitism sweeping our nation.

Now greater than ever WE MUST stand with our Jewish neighbors.

Do not look away. pic.twitter.com/tOUSS6LOwg

— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) November 7, 2023

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Jewish Group Calls for Motion

The Anti-Defamation League is demanding that legislation enforcement “launch a radical investigation to find out who’s accountable,” based on the Los Angeles Times.

The Jewish Federation of Better Los Angeles launched an announcement as properly, saying: 

“We’re devastated to be taught of the tragic dying of an aged Jewish man who was struck within the head by a megaphone wielded by a pro-Palestinian protestor in Westlake Village. Our hearts are with the household of the sufferer.”

“Whereas we look ahead to extra info from our legislation enforcement companions, we remind you that that is the fourth main antisemitic crime dedicated in Los Angeles this 12 months alone. Violence in opposition to our individuals has no place in civilized society. We demand security. We is not going to tolerate violence in opposition to our neighborhood. We’ll do all the pieces in our energy to stop it.”

Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, warned that there was a disturbing rise in antisemitic assaults after the battle between Israel and Hamas broke out final month.

“We’re devastated by stories that an aged Jewish man has died after being struck within the head by a megaphone wielded by a pro-Palestinian protester in LA,” Spitalnick mentioned. “Folks have a proper to protest Israeli insurance policies and actions — however in far too many circumstances of late, we’ve seen protesters veer into express and harmful extremism and antisemitism. Paul Kessler’s dying seems to be the sadly inevitable consequence.”

“We want all first rate individuals to unequivocally reject the hate and violence that has spiraled since October seventh, regardless of their opinions on the battle or who that hate and violence targets,” she continued.

Anti-Israel protesters resume chanting as Paul Kessler is taken away in an ambulance.
“As a person is being taken away on an ambulance for being knocked unconscious… that is the form of respect these Palestinian protesters are giving.” — supply from the scene of the lethal assault. pic.twitter.com/BLBoOhXoO9

— Christina Buttons (@buttonslives) November 7, 2023

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CAIR Speaks Out 

In the meantime, the Council on American–Islamic Relations launched an announcement of its personal saying that it’s “deeply saddened by this tragic and surprising loss. We be part of native Jewish leaders in calling on all people to chorus from leaping to conclusions, sensationalizing such a tragedy for political features, or spreading rumors that would unnecessarily escalate tensions which are already at an all-time excessive.”

“We urge everybody to attend for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace to finish its investigation earlier than drawing any conclusions,” the assertion continued. “Our ideas are with the household and the Jewish neighborhood throughout this tough time.”

69-year-old Jewish man Paul Kessler along with his Israeli flag moments earlier than being killed by an anti-Israel protester in Los Angeles.

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On the time of this writing, no arrests have been made relating to Kessler’s dying. It stays to be seen if it’s going to truly be categorised as a hate crime.