{"id":155919,"date":"2024-06-26T15:40:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=155919"},"modified":"2025-12-07T04:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T12:28:37","slug":"a-blockade-is-an-act-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=155919","title":{"rendered":"A Blockade Is An Act Of War"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pro-Palestine protesters who showed up outside of Adas Torah synagogue on Sunday were not primarily protesters – they were combatants engaged in an act of war. Because they blocked entry to the synagogue, they were creating a blockade, which is an act of war<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I would be happy to see people engaged in blockades get the death penalty (if the blockade created innocent deaths). You execute a few and the rest will get the message. <\/p>\n

I would want the same result for any group illegally executing a blockade that resulted in innocent deaths. <\/p>\n

Alexander Orbuch writes in the WSJ<\/a>: <\/p>\n

A friend texted on Sunday afternoon: \u201cJust checking in to make sure your family is okay after everything in LA today.\u201d I hadn\u2019t been online and had no clue what he was talking about. It could have been anything\u2014an earthquake or a wildfire\u2014but something told me it was antisemitism. Unfortunately, I was right.<\/p>\n

Protesters waving Palestinian flags and shouting anti-Israel slogans gathered outside Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles\u2019s Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Sunday. They tried to block the entrance and were soon met by counterprotesters waving Israeli flags. The groups clashed. Adas Torah officials said the anti-Israel demonstrators maced and bear-sprayed Jews trying to enter the synagogue, which was holding an Israeli real-estate fair. Talia Regev, 43, said she was sprayed and saw violent altercations between the two groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was nowhere to turn where you could be safe,\u201d said Naftoli Sherman, 25, who had planned to attend the synagogue\u2019s fair. He was attacked and ended up in the hospital. \u201cThere was a whole gang of protesters on top of me. They broke my nose and kicked me in the head a couple of times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israeli-born journalist Daniel Greenfield reported that an anti-Israel protester had threatened, \u201cBillions of us will come and kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom took to social media to condemn Sunday\u2019s act of hate. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised that the police would \u201cprovide additional patrols in the Pico-Robertson community as well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city.\u201d It\u2019s good they spoke up, but tweeting isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

Nor is standing by and watching. Members of the Los Angeles Police Department observed the melee unfold rather than protecting those targeted by the mob. It took volunteers from nonprofit Jewish security organizations, including LA Shmira Public Safety and Magen Am, to break up the scuffles. \u201cWithout them, it would have been a lot worse,\u201d Mr. Sherman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf not for Magen Am, I don\u2019t know what would have happened,\u201d said David Kramer, 37. \u201cPeople were running, screaming, a little bit delirious,\u201d and begging uniformed officers to intercede. Despite many pleas, he said, \u201cthey were slow to move, and it appeared to me like they had orders to stand down.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the fighting moved east of Adas Torah toward other synagogues in the Jewish neighborhood, the police remained about a quarter-block away from the action, Ms. Regev said. She urged officers to get involved. \u201cI said, \u2018You need to stop this,\u2019 and they essentially said, \u2018We can\u2019t do anything without a higher authority.\u2019 \u201d Mr. Greenfield said the police \u201cdid little to interfere with the terrorist supporters.\u201d By failing to disperse the protesters, they made it difficult for Jews to enter their own synagogue. The LAPD declined to comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If the Pro-Palestine crowd was simply protesting under the protection of the law, I would have no objection, but they were not primarily protesting. They were primarily engaged in an act of war. When I went to a pro-Israel event at UCLA a few weeks ago, dozens of Pro-Palestine blokes formed a blockade to prevent Jews from getting into their own event. Eventually, some strong Jews broke through the blockade and we followed them in. <\/p>\n

If Jews wait for law enforcement to create space for them to move freely, they will wait a long time. The Pro-Palestine crowd repeatedly creates situations where Jews must use brute force to lead their lives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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