A 69-year-old man died after getting into an altercation while two sides rallied over the Israel-Hamas conflict Sunday afternoon.
A 69-year-old man died after an altercation while two sides rallied over the Israel-Hamas conflict Sunday afternoon in Thousand Oaks.The Ventura County Sheriff's Office identified the 69-year-old man as Paul Kessler, a pro-Israel protester. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles described him as an 'elderly Jewish man,' and said a pro-Palestinian protester struck him with a megaphone in what they described as an 'antisemitic crime.
'While we strongly support the right of political debate, CAIR-LA and the Muslim community stand with the Jewish community in rejecting any and all violence, antisemitism, Islamophobia, or incitement of hatred.'Deputies said the alleged battery happened at about 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Westlake Boulevard and Thousand Oaks Boulevard, where simultaneous pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests were taking place.
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