Footage circulating on X, formally known as Twitter, showed a violent pro-Palestinian protest that broke out on Sunday between pro-Palestinian protestors and Jews outside of a Los Angeles synagogue.
The video, posted on the X account of Kan News, showed pro-Palestinian protestors wearing keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags as they hit and attacked visibly observant Jews.
דיווחים בארה”ב: קטטות פרצו בין מפגינים פרו-פלסטינים למפגינים פרו-ישראלים, מחוץ לבית כנסת בלוס אנג’לס | תיעוד@itamargalit pic.twitter.com/fQcXshl4vg
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) June 23, 2024
A sign in the background of additional footage showed that the incident occurred outside of the Adas Torah synagogue in LA.
The Jerusalem Post has reached out to Adas Torah for comment.
The footage also showed people holding and wearing Israeli flags at the scene of the commotion. The camera then zoomed in on a group of people surrounding a man dressed in ultra-orthodox clothing and lying on the street.
A man wearing a green scarf around his head can be seen attempting to punch those around him.
Visibily Jewish men, wearing kippas, are seen attempting to pull away the pro-Palestian protestor surrounding an ultra-orthodox man.
Violence at the scene of the protest
Another man holding a Palestinian flag can be seen physically fighting with a visibly Jewish man at the end of the video. A woman in the background yells repeatedly, “Stop.”
Additional X posts on the Today is America account show further violence of the protesters, including a post claiming that one of their journalists on the scene was sprayed directly in the eyes with bear spray.
Following the incident, people at the scene wearing Israeli flags can be seen in the footage providing him with assistance and water after the attack that hindered his vision.
Further footage showed police on the scene clashing with pro-Palestinian protestors as they yelled out “Free Palestine.”
Pro-Hamas protestors clash with police outside of Adas Torah Synagogue in LA after surrounding the temple on both sides. Our @camhigby is in the field pic.twitter.com/7S2hc0L0eC
— Today is America (@TodayisAmerica) June 23, 2024
This is a developing story.
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