Steve Garvey, the Republican Senate candidate running for the seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, is calling on Soros-backed Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón to prosecute those responsible for last week’s violence outside a prominent Jewish synagogue in Hollywood.
“What happened is outrageous,” Garvey told Fox News Digital in a video call from the team’s van during a week-long trip to Israel. “Again, this is literally a hate crime, and I call on Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón to prosecute these people to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Steve Garvey said that if elected to the Senate, he would demand hearings for Ivy League school presidents to testify about their failure to protect students amid anti-Israel unrest across the country. (Getty)
“I think in many ways the leadership within the university and at the district attorney’s office failed to use these opportunities as a deterrent by prosecuting people who were literally breaking the law and disrupting the university,” Garvey added.
Former Garvey Major League First Basemanis in Israel for a week as part of a campaign to show solidarity with California’s Jewish community and differentiate himself from his Democratic opponent, Rep. Adam Schiff.
“I said at the beginning of my campaign that I would go wherever the people wanted me to go to get a better understanding of the situation,” Garvey said.
During his visit, Garvey visited families of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas, toured sites attacked by Hamas after the October 7 massacre, and met with Israeli military officials.
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On Sunday, June 23, 2024, pro- and anti-Israel protests took place near the Adas Torah Synagogue in Los Angeles. (Zoe Cranfill/Los Angeles Times via The Associated Press)
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Garvey also bragged about winning over new voters who had previously voted for Schiff.
“At an event in Tel Aviv I met Samara Schiff who lives in Adam Schiff’s district. She’s a Jewish lawyer and longtime Democrat supporter. She voted for Adam in past elections and is voting for me this time,” Garvey posted on X.
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Supporters of Israel confront pro-Palestinian protesters blocking access to the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles on June 23, 2024. (David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images)
Garvey’s visit came shortly after violence broke out last week outside the Adas Torah synagogue on Pico Boulevard, drawing condemnation from prominent Democrats including President Biden, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The event was one of many organized by anti-Israel protesters in recent months.
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Gascón’s office specifically condemned anti-Semitism and “all forms of hatred” but was silent on prosecuting any criminal offenses related to the clashes.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lewis contributed to this report.
