US EditionPro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts LA Synagogue Event; Two Arrested
Several dozen protesters disrupted a public safety event at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, with two arrests made for battery and vandalism, officials said.
- On Wednesday, pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside Wilshire Boulevard Temple at 3663 Wilshire Blvd, with several entering and shouting inside, disrupting a public safety event.
- Organizers Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and Koreatown for Palestine opposed a public-safety symposium hosted by the Consulate General of Israel, targeting keynote speaker Goni Saar, AI researcher for Elbit Systems.
- Video posted on social media showed protesters chanting outside the Audrey Irmas Pavilion, and temple officials said a glass vase was damaged inside during the altercation.
- Conflicting reports emerged about arrests, with some accounts saying two were taken into custody while the Los Angeles Police Department also said no arrests were made, and Mayor Karen Bass announced additional patrols near worship sites.
- Rabbi Joel Nickerson condemned the disruption as a disturbing outbreak of hate, saying protesters used hateful language inside the temple, while the Anti-Defamation League's California chapter called the invasion illegitimate protest.
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Pro-Palestinian Protest Disrupts LA Synagogue Event; Two Arrested
LOS ANGELES — Two people were arrested Wednesday after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted an event on the campus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, prompting Mayor Karen Bass to condemn the incident as antisemitic and to order heightened security at local houses of worship. The disruption occurred at the synagogue’s Audrey Irmas Pavilion, where Israeli representatives and Jewish […]
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Two arrested in protest outside L.A. synagogue featuring Israeli defense firm
Police arrested two people for battery and vandalism as protesters targeted speakers from Israel's police and Elbit Systems. Mayor Karen Bass and the synagogue's rabbi condemned the demonstration as antisemitic, calling it 'a disturbing outbreak of hate'
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