{"id":2092694,"date":"2023-11-07T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-after-alleged-attack-from-pro-palestinian-protester\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T10:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T15:58:42","slug":"69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-after-alleged-attack-from-pro-palestinian-protester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-after-alleged-attack-from-pro-palestinian-protester\/","title":{"rendered":"69-Year-Old Jewish Man Allegedly Attacked by Pro-Palestinian Protester, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-after-alleged-attack-from-pro-palestinian-protester%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>69-Year-Old Jewish Man Dies After \u2063Alleged Attack\u200b from Pro-Palestinian Protester<\/h2>\n<p>A 69-year-old Jewish man who was \u2063demonstrating his support\u200b for Israel tragically lost his life on Sunday following a confrontation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator in\u200d Thousand Oaks, California.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s \u200bOffice\u2064 revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/nixle.us\/ETJRK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on Monday that Paul Kessler &#8220;died \u2063as a result of\u200b injuries sustained during an altercation at a Pro-Israeli \/ Pro-Palestinian event, both \u2063of which were\u200d occurring simultaneously at the intersection of Westlake Blvd. and Thousand Oaks \u2062Blvd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The office has not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, emphasizing the seriousness\u2063 of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>No \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hate-crime-sinister-man-allegedly-threatens-burn-jewish-owned-bagel-shop-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest<\/a> has been \u200bmade at this time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: This is\u2063 the last photo of Paul\u2063 Kessler taken just 5 minutes before he was\u200d attacked by an anti-Israel protester yesterday \u200dafternoon. I received photos and videos from\u2062 a source \u2064at the\u2064 scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBbLIO0lBM\">pic.twitter.com\/QBbLIO0lBM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Buttons (@buttonslives)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buttonslives\/status\/1721728856749396291?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paramedics responded to a &#8220;fight in progress&#8221; on Sunday and discovered Kessler injured, according to Andy\u200d VanSciver, a spokesman for the\u2064 Ventura County Fire \u2063Department, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-11-06\/man-dies-after-fight-at-protest-westlake-village-israel-hamas-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los \u200dAngeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dbeing rushed to \u2062the hospital, Kessler tragically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-investigating-video-allegedly-shows-pro-palestinian-agitators-attacking-jewish-diners-restaurant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">succumbed<\/a> \u200c to his injuries on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Witness accounts indicated that Kessler was involved in a\u2062 physical\u2063 altercation with\u2064 counter-protestor(s),&#8221; \u200cstated \u200bthe\u2064 sheriff&#8217;s office release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(1\/1) I\u2019m heartbroken\u200c to hear of the tragic death of an elderly man \u2064today after having been struck at a protest \u200din my district.\u200b My prayers are with this man\u2019s family and\u200d friends. Our whole community grieves at this senseless loss of life. I call for peace \u200cin our community.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ventura County Supervisor \u200dJeff Gorell (@vcd2sup) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vcd2sup\/status\/1721712970642952503?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;During the altercation, Kessler fell backwards \u200band struck his head on the ground,&#8221; the \u2063release \u200bexplained.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office determined\u200c that Kessler&#8217;s death was \u200ba result of\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jewish-synagogue-president-found-dead-multiple-stab-wounds-outside-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homicide<\/a> \u200d caused by a severe head injury, according to\u200b the release.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Christina\u200c Buttons shared \u2064on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buttonslives\/status\/1721728863577751786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> that Kessler had been &#8220;bludgeoned&#8221; with a megaphone. She also posted images\u2062 of protesters chanting as Kessler\u2064 was taken away in an\u2062 ambulance, with his blood still visible on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anti-Israel protesters resume chanting as Paul \u2064Kessler is taken away in an ambulance.<br \/>\n&#8220;As a man is being taken away on an ambulance \u200bfor being knocked unconscious\u2026 this is the kind of respect\u2064 these Palestinian protesters are giving.&#8221; \u2014 source from the scene of the deadly attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLBoOhXoO9\">pic.twitter.com\/BLBoOhXoO9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Buttons (@buttonslives) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buttonslives\/status\/1721731450095988762?\">November 7,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles expressed their \u2063devastation in\u200d a statement, \u200drevealing that an elderly Jewish man had been \u200cfatally struck in the head by\u2063 a \u2062megaphone wielded\u200c by a pro-Palestinian protester.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While we wait for more information from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nazi-guard-living-in-tennessee-deported-to-germany\/\" title=\"Former Nazi Guard Living In Tennessee Deported To Germany\">law enforcement partners<\/a>, we remind\u2062 you that this is the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-after-alleged-attack-from-pro-palestinian-protester\/\" title=\"69-Year-Old Jewish Man Allegedly Attacked by Pro-Palestinian Protester, Dies\">fourth major antisemitic crime committed<\/a> in Los Angeles this year alone,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Violence against our people has no place in civilized \u200csociety. We demand safety. We will not tolerate violence against our\u200b community. We \u2063will do everything in our power to prevent it,&#8221; the group asserted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e9r13j1RjU\">pic.twitter.com\/e9r13j1RjU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Jewish Federation of \u2064Greater \u200dLos Angeles (@JFedLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFedLA\/status\/1721693330206236740?\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rabbi \u200dMichael Barclay \u200bof Temple Ner Simcha, where Kessler and his wife \u200dwere \u200dmembers,\u2062 described Kessler as &#8220;a man committed to peace and committed to Israel,&#8221; according to the Times.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note\u200b from Our \u2064Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did \u200byou \u200cknow that 90 percent of advertisers will \u2063have nothing to do with The Western Journal? 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Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>join today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for reading\u2062 The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/69-year-old-jewish-man-dies-alleged-attack-pro-palestinian-protester\/\">69-Year-Old Jewish Man Dies After Alleged Attack from Pro-Palestinian Protester<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential consequences of incidents \u200dlike these\u2064 on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  69-Year-Old Jewish Man Dies After \u2063Alleged\u200b Attack\u200b from Pro-Palestinian Protester<\/p>\n<p>A tragic\u2062 incident\u200c occurred on Sunday in Thousand\u2064 Oaks, California, where a 69-year-old Jewish man \u2062lost \u200bhis life\u2062 after\u200c a confrontation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator. The incident took place at an \u200bintersection where concurrent pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian events were being held. The Ventura County \u200cSheriff&#8217;s Office has released a statement confirming the\u2062 death of \u200cPaul Kessler as \u2062a result of injuries sustained during the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura\u2063 County \u2062Sheriff&#8217;s Office has not ruled\u200b out the possibility of a hate crime, \u200bunderlining the seriousness\u2062 of the incident. \u200bNo arrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 69-year-old Jewish man died in Thousand Oaks, California after an altercation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator. 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