Thread by @Sultanknish

What I saw at the terrorist rally outside Congregation Adas Torah (Congregation of the Bible) in Los Angeles

The LAPD allowed terrorist supporters to occupy both sides of the synagogue while keeping Jewish counterprotesters out. Only a narrow protected lane allowed access.

There were multiple insistances of Jewish community members being maced/bear sprayed with no police response

the LAPD was deployed in riot gear but did nothing for nearly an hour, failed to separate protesters from counterprotesters, intervene or put up barriers

this is exactly how it had previously played in the attack by terrorist supporters on the nearby Museum of Tolerance and at UCLA with the LAPD standing there and doing nothing until the violence escalated

Hamas supporters were able to freely roam around a Jewish neighborhood in the Pico-Robertson area threatening people

a Muslim man in a keffiyeh told me "billions will come to kill you"

some clearly came prepped for violence like this guy wearing ski goggles in 90 degree weather

Many Jewish community members, including teenage girls and families, took a risk by coming to what they thought would be a safe rally only to face violence and threats

this is a failure by Mayor @KarenBassLA and the @911LAPD but also by the Jewish community leadership which

failed to

1. control the ground in front of the synagogue

2. set up a rally zone

3. set up a sound system

4. maintain security beyond a few roving outnumbered Magen Am volunteers

some community leaders urged people not to go to avoid giving the terrorist supporters publicity

others came but in an unorganized fashion

while leftists are able to throw together anti-semitic rallies at short notice, the Jewish community has failed to prep

and the result is that terrorist supporters were able to freely operate in the heart of the Pico-Robertson Jewish community and to intimidate a synagogue

this is a moral and strategic failure

things need to change