Anti-Semitism was on display recently in Los Angeles, with keffiyehs and masks instead of brown shirts:
As RedState previously reported, disturbing scenes unfolded on a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, where pro-Hamas agitators showed up to surround and harass worshippers at the Adas Torah synagogue while calling for a bloody intifada.
Chants of “Free Palestine” filled the air.
As we also reported, things escalated quickly as the worshippers attempted to defend themselves, each other, and the synagogue, “with eggs, pepper spray, and fists being thrown. Some people and journalists were thrown to the ground and kicked, while others were bludgeoned.”
Biden (or someone writing for him) made a comment on “X” to the effect that he was “appalled,” and Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz replied:
If only you were in charge of the FBI and Department of Justice and could order them to conduct a manhunt for every one of these pro-Hamas lunatics.
Like you did for every grandma in a MAGA hat within a country mile of the Capitol on January 6. https://t.co/VhToiEKH00
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) June 24, 2024
You’re “appalled.”
But not appalled enough to send the FBI or the National Guard to protect Jews in America.
Or to arrest pro-Hamas terrorists committing acts of violence.
Or to have DOJ follow the money & prosecute the funders (who are your funders too). https://t.co/FFlcCzzKK5
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 24, 2024
Good points.
Quite a few people affiliated with the synagogue fought back. This is an Orthodox synagogue in a Jewish area of LA, and my guess is that some of the members are either of Israeli origin, or the offspring of families who came years ago from Iran (LA is home to quite a few Iranian Jews from families who came here mostly after the Iranian Revolution). Those groups are not averse to defending themselves physically, if necessary.
It used to be that synagogues didn’t have to be guarded in this country. Then it used to be that a guard or two would do, because the threat was from a lone terrorist or maybe a couple working in tandem. Now it’s a mob. And if the police don’t defend the congregation – which they did not in this case, although they were present – the congregation must do so itself.
Here’s a more detailed story, including a description of the inaction of the police.
NOTE: Several sites covering the event have pointed out that the mob in LA that attacked the synagogue had many “regulars” who had earlier participated in anti-Semitic riots at UCLA, and that there’s a lot of overlap with Antifa. “Antifa” is one of those extremely ironic Orwellian names: anti-fascist, my foot.