Gascon’s office issued a statement condemning “all forms of hatred,” but did not indicate plans to bring charges against participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
California Republican Senate candidate Steve Garvey has called on Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon to prosecute participants in a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside of a Los Angeles synagogue last week that turned violent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident saw activist groups Palestinian Youth Movement LA and Code Pink LA stage protests<\/u><\/a> at an Israeli real estate event at the Adas Torah synagogue and block Jews from entering the building. The altercations turned violent. Gascon’s office issued a statement condemning “all forms of hatred,” but did not indicate plans to bring charges against participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It was unconscionable what happened,” Garvey said<\/u><\/a>, according to Fox News. “Again, this is literally a hate crime. And I will challenge the LA District Attorney George Gascon to prosecute these people to the full extent of the law.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I think in many ways, leadership has failed on campuses and among DAs who failed to use these opportunities as a deterrent by prosecuting these people who literally broke the law and disrupted campuses,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Concerns over antisemitism have risen in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas raid that sparked ongoing conflicts in the Gaza Strip. Republican lawmakers have focused in particular on antisemitism on college campuses<\/u><\/a>, which saw many pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n