Details are coming in on the killing of the jewish counterprotester at the pro-palestinian protest in LA
Indeed the guy named as the suspect is a palestinian himself, a CS professor at a nearby college, both the jewish guy and palestinian guy were activists on their respective sides. The Palestinian guy had posted videos to social media in which he praises and defends Hamas, so much for the "pro-palestinian-but-not-hamas" angle
The sheriffs are getting conflicting reports, with the jewish witnesses and palestinian witnesses naturally contradicting each other, whether he just fell over on his own during a verbal argument, or was blugeoned with a megaphone, or whether the attacker struck his
phone and caused him to fall over- though the death is officially labeled a homicide
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles claimed Kessler was 'struck in the head by a megaphone wielded by a pro-Palestinian protestor.'
Witnesses say the two sides began antagonizing each other and then it turned physical.
'They were both on an even ground, and they were yelling at each other, and then the man brought his megaphone up and hit Paul, and Paul went down,' one unidentified witness told ABC Los Angeles.
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During a press conference on Tuesday, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff stated that Kessler’s death is being investigated as a homicide and that they have heard "conflicting statements" from the two opposing parties over what caused Kessler to fall.
Fryhoff added that they are investigating a suspect who has only been named as a 50-year-old Moorpark man.
The New York Post reported that after the sheriff's statements, 50-year-old Alnaji was observed conversing with a female officer who was recorded taking a photo of his hands.
In the video, the deputy asks Alnaji, "So you tried to hit the phone," to which he nods affirmatively. Alnaji was questioned at the scene, but it's uncertain if he is the same person under investigation as the police have not provided a name.