President Joe Biden said he was “appalled by the scenes” of an anti-Semitic mob targeting the Adas Torah synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson on Sunday.
Biden posted on X Explained He described the situation on Sunday as “dangerous, unconscionable, anti-Semitic and un-American.”
As Breitbart News previously reported, dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters targeted the Adas Torah synagogue on Sunday morning, blocking the synagogue’s entrance and preventing Jews from the community from attending an Israeli real estate event.
Anti-Israel protesters gathered outside the Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles, where an Israeli real estate fair is being held.
Reports from the scene said protesters had surrounded the synagogue, preventing Jews from entering. pic.twitter.com/TOpcRHyCaN
— Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) June 23, 2024
More confusion. This is not Gaza. This is Los Angeles.
Anti-Israel protesters physically attack Jews outside a Los Angeles synagogue.
This will not liberate Palestine
Where is the police?
Where is the National Guard?
They are going global… pic.twitter.com/W02ukcjRNA
— Afshain Emrani MD FACC (@afshineemrani) June 23, 2024
“I am appalled by the scenes outside Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles,” Biden wrote. “The intimidation of Jewish people is dangerous, reprehensible, anti-Semitic and un-American.”
“I am appalled by the scenes outside Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles. Intimidating Jewish people is dangerous, reprehensible, anti-Semitic and un-American.
Americans have the right to peaceful protest, but blocking access to places of worship and engaging in violent acts is…
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 24, 2024
“Americans have a right to peaceful protest,” Biden added, “but blocking access to places of worship and engaging in violence is simply not acceptable.”
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers showed up in riot gear after an argument between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters escalated into violence, ABC7 News reported. report.
The Los Angeles Police Department saw Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with counter-protesters before blocking Pico Boulevard in front of the synagogue.
Los Angeles police in tactical gear closed off Pico Boulevard in front of Adas Torah after pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters clashed for hours outside an Israeli real estate fair held inside the synagogue. @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/rQoHJFsu0r
— Anastasia Olmos (@StassiOlmos) June 23, 2024
In response to the anti-Semitic mob that targeted the Adas Torah synagogue, several other lawmakers issued statements condemning the actions of pro-Palestinian protesters as anti-Semitic.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) stated In his post, X argued that “blocking people from entering a synagogue” was not a protest, but “simply anti-Semitism.”
“Blocking entry to synagogues. Indiscriminate attacks on Jewish people and their businesses. This is not protest. This is pure anti-Semitism. The horrific violence that occurred on Sunday in Pico Robertson will never be tolerated in California.”
Blocking entry to synagogues.
Indiscriminate attacks on Jews and their businesses.
That’s not a protest. That’s pure and unequivocal anti-Semitism.
The horrific violence that occurred in Pico Robertson on Sunday has no place in California.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 24, 2024
Los Angeles City Council Member Katie Yaroslavsky (Democrat) issued a statement on Sunday calling the “anti-Semitic violence” that took place outside the Adas Torah synagogue “deeply disturbing.”
“The anti-Semitic violence that occurred this afternoon at Pico Robertson would never be tolerated anywhere in Los Angeles, but that it was planned and carried out in front of a synagogue at the heart of Los Angeles’ Jewish community deeply concerns us all,” Yaroslavsky said. “Everyone has the right to protest, and everyone has the right to be safe from terror and violence. We all deserve an explanation for how this situation escalated. That’s why I will be holding community meetings in the coming days, along with Mayor Bass, the Jewish Federation, the LAPD and others. The safety and well-being of our community must be our number one priority.”
Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat, California) Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass He also made a statement about the anti-Semitic mob that targeted the Adas Torah synagogue.
Video: Pro-Palestinian mob shuts down Los Angeles synagogue
