Fights Erupt After Screening of Film on Hamas Attack in Los Angeles

Fights Erupt After Screening of Film on Hamas Attack in Los Angeles
Law enforcement is on the scene after Paul Kessler, 69, suffered a head injury amid pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2023. Mr. Kessler died in the hospital on Nov. 6. Courtesy of Rabbi Mark Blazer
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LOS ANGELES—A screening of a film depicting images of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel ended with a street brawl among pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters outside the Museum of Tolerance in West Los Angeles, where officials Nov. 9 were planning to discuss efforts to combat what they called a surge in antisemitism in the United States and abroad.

The Nov. 8 night event at the museum featured a screening of the 43-minute film “Bearing Witness,” which documents acts committed by Hamas against Israeli citizens. The screening, reportedly arranged in part by “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot, who is Israeli, had sparked concerns of protests.

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