OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
11:58 AM – Wednesday, November 15, 2023
A 50-year-old man has been detained in connection to the death of a Jewish protestor who was killed while counter-protesting during a pro-Palestine demonstration in Ventura, California.
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On Thursday, Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, a college professor, was taken into custody for the death of Paul Kessler, 69, who was involved in a physical altercation with pro-Palestine protesters on November 5th, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim “fell backward and hit his head on the ground” during the scuffle, and later died the next day in the hospital.
Kessler was reportedly seen waving an Israeli flag just minutes before the deadly incident. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and a rabbi who spoke to witnesses of the incident alleged that Kessler was “struck with a megaphone” before his plunge.