nov 5, 2023 - Jewish Man dies after Altercation at Israel-Palestine Protest

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A Jewish man who fell backwards and hit his head during an altercation amid pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian street protests in California has died. His death is being treated as a homicide.

Paul Kessler, 69, died of blunt force head trauma a day after the altercation on Sunday, the Ventura County sheriff’s office said, adding that witnesses described the incident as battery.

The sheriff’s office said no suspect was in custody as of Monday night and the incident “appears to be isolated and not part of a large effort”, but it had not been ruled out as a hate crime.

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