President Joe Biden on Monday joined a chorus of prominent Democrats in condemning a pro-Palestinian protest that devolved into chaos outside a synagogue in Los Angeles over the weekend, decrying the demonstrators as “antisemitic” and “un-American.”
Tensions on the street escalated and gave way to violence after the protesters—who took issue with a “My Home in Israel Real Estate” event hosted at the Adas Torah synagogue which promised to provide information on how Americans can invest in “Anglo” areas of Israel and the West Bank—clashed with Israel supporters who’d assembled in counter-protest.
Video circulated on social media showed the scene, which included people shoving one another, throwing punches, and wrestling on the ground.
