Posted on 11/07/2023 1:59:54 AM PST by Libloather
An elderly Jewish protester has been killed in California after a skirmish led to him falling on his head after reportedly being hit with a megaphone.
Paul Kessler, 69, was caught up in rival rallies in Thousand Oaks on Sunday - one in support of Israel and the other backing the Palestinian cause.
Kessler is understood to have been involved in a tussle with another person where he fell backward and hit his head on the ground.
Harrowing social media footage showed him lying on the ground with a pool of blood under him as medics rushed to help him.
He was taken to the hospital on Sunday but died of his injuries the following day. Cops launched an investigation as his autopsy ruled his death a homicide.
Kessler's wife on Monday was said to be 'in a state of total shock' while local religious leaders called his death a 'tragedy'.
Local rabbi Moshe Bryski told the New York post that Kessler's death was 'just a tragedy.'
The rabbi added that Kessler was at the event to serve as a counter-protestor to a Pro-Palestinian gathering.
Bryski said when he contacted Kessler's wife on Monday morning, she was 'in a state of total shock.'
The clash happened around 3:20pm on Sunday when police were called for a reported battery.
Sheriff's deputies arrived and found Kessler with a head injury. He was taken the hospital, where he died on Monday.
An autopsy determined Kessler died from a blunt force head injury and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Witnesses told investigators that Kessler was involved in a scrum with other protestors. He fell back and hit his head on the ground. The Los Angeles Times reported that Kessler was hit in the head before falling back.
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Hard to be a Jew in Amerika today.
Rashida Rabib is probably jumping up and down, shouting”Happy, Happy, Joy,Joy”.
California killing, Islamist/marxist style.
Thank you Comrade Newsom for making this possible.
Those duel rallies can be lethal!
“Duel.” Really, Daily Mail? No standards of literacy to work on a newspaper any more.
Someone saw what happened. The police report states he was struck in the head.
A hostile crowd rabidly supporting the murder of Jews? Motive.
Those protecting the murderer are accomplices and should be charged as such.
It was a dual duel.
You would expect those people to do ugly things.
The Jewish voters have voted for their own demise. They were/are so hellbent on crushing Christianity , that they never consider the alternative.
Someone no doubt videoed what happened. I read that he got conked on the head with a bullhorn. If that is true and a witness or two confirms it, that would seem to limit the number of people that might be the killer.
Thinking back to the Antifa/BLM insurrections it appears the megaphone is supplanting the skateboard as offensive weapon of choice. ..................
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You mean we take the word of child raping baby killing Nazis and their running pigs?
So there was a contentious public situation and NOBODY videoed it?
“Duel” and “dual” do NOT mean the same thing ...
Are there no more editors in this world?
Very sad. But if you’re 69 y/o it’s probably a good idea to stay clear of some of these demonstrations if you’re on the frail side.
Check it out someday if you have some free time.
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