But Hamas’s atrocities do not justify atrocities in kind,” the Times editorial board stated. The Los Angeles paper did not say that Hamas terrorists have fired on civilians trying to flee for safety. Officers in a county near Los Angeles arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a pro-Israel, 69-year-old man, Paul Kessler, on Nov. 16. Faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles recently wrote a letter to university leadership urging it to do more to curb antisemitism. Earlier this year, the Anti-Defamation League said that California set records in 2022 for antisemitism, with Jew-hatred up 30% in Los Angeles.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 17, 2023 16:37 UTC