Pro-Hamas Extremists Assault Jews Outside Los Angeles Synagogue

California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) are under intense scrutiny following violent attacks by pro-Hamas extremists on Jews outside the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles. The attacks occurred Sunday morning, with extremists blocking entry to the synagogue and disrupting a planned peaceful rally by pro-Israel protesters.

Despite the violence against pro-Israel demonstrators, only one individual was arrested for allegedly carrying a “spiked flag,” according to The Los Angeles Times.

Rabbi Hertzel Illulian condemned local officials in the Democrat-led state for what he perceives as a double standard in the treatment of Jews. “Doesn’t belong here,” he said. “I don’t think the Jewish would go in front of a mosque or the Christian people would go in front of a mosque to do such a thing, nobody would accept this, but here, when it comes to Jews and Israel everything is kosher, everything is okay.”

Political consultant Noah Pollak, who was present at the event, described the chaotic scene on X: “I was there today for an event at the shul. @LAPDHQ let the Hamas supporters take over the sidewalk in front of the shul and block its entrance.” He further alleged, “LAPD had formed a cordon around the front of the shul to keep Jews out and Hamas supporters in. I tried to enter with my kids through the front door and was turned away not by Hamas supporters but by the LAPD. Anyone who wanted to attend had to use a secret back entrance.”

The United Jewish Coalition issued a stark statement: “The Jews of Los Angeles are no longer safe. The events of June 23rd brought to life the darkest nightmare many of us hoped we would never witness on American soil.”

Governor Newsom faced widespread calls to respond to the attacks but did not issue a statement until nearly midnight. “The violent clashes outside the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles are appalling,” his office posted on his government X account. “There is no excuse for targeting a house of worship. Such antisemitic hatred has no place in California.”

This incident underscores a growing concern over the safety of Jewish communities and the perceived double standards in how such acts of violence are handled by authorities.

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