Los Angeles Officials to Hold Community Meeting After Violent Clashes Outside Synagogue

The mayor announced plans for a Monday meeting with the interim Los Angeles Police Department Chief and others following the Palestinian-Israeli protests.

Supporters of Israel clash with pro-Palestinian protesters blocking access to the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue, in Los Angeles on June 23, 2024. David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Mayor Karen Bass on June 23 announced plans for a Monday meeting with interim Los Angeles Police Department Chief Dominic Choi to “further discuss the safety of Angelenos” following violent clashes between Palestinian and Israeli supporters in the Pico-Robertson district.

“Today’s violence in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood was abhorrent, and blocking access to a place of worship is unacceptable,” Ms. Bass said in a statement released Sunday night. “I’ve called on LAPD to provide additional patrols in the Pico-Robertson community as well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city. I'll be meeting with [interim] Chief Choi tomorrow to further discuss the safety of Angelenos.