Violent demonstration outside L.A. synagogue sparks second lawsuit

The organizers of a demonstration outside a Los Angeles synagogue last month that ended in violence and sparked national condemnation have been sued for a second time. The first suit was filed by a Jewish man who accused the groups of causing violence and blocking him from entering the synagogue Attorneys for Stand with Us Center for Legal Justice echoed similar allegations as the first lawsuit, saying demonstrators “terrorized Jewish congregants outside of their house of worship, blocking access to those seeking religious services and trapping others inside.” Jewish worshipers, the lawsuit said, were injured by bear spray, assaulted and threatened by demonstrators. “The organizers of this antisemitic riot need to learn they cannot use violence and intimidation to deprive Jews of their 1st Amendment rights — and that we are here to help the Jewish community ensures that our laws are enforced to their fullest extent.” California Pro-Palestinian groups sued over demonstration outside L.A. synagogue A Jewish man filed a lawsuit against two pro-Palestinian groups over a June demonstration outside an L.A. synagogue that turned violent and drew condemnation. The recent lawsuit also named the WESPAC Foundation, short for Westchester People’s Action Coalition Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in New York, as the “fiscal sponsor” of the Palestinian Youth Movement and therefore supported the demonstration outside of the synagogue.