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Man arrested over Jewish protester\u2019s death during pro-Palestinian rally | Crime News<\/p>\n
Paul Kessler died after falling and hitting his head during duelling protests earlier this month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A California university professor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during duelling pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies.<\/p>\n Paul Kessler, 69, died after falling and hitting his head during protests over the Israel-Hamas war earlier this month near Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Loay Alnaji, a professor of computer science at Moorpark College, was arrested early on Thursday, Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko later said that Alnaji would be charged with a count each of involuntary manslaughter and battery.<\/p>\n Kessler, who died on November 6, was among a group of pro-Israel protesters who appeared at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles, the previous day.<\/p>\n Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff earlier this month told reporters that investigators had determined that Kessler fell backwards and struck his head, but video footage did not provide a clear view of a physical altercation between the two men before the fall.<\/p>\n Fryhoff said at the time that investigators had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime.<\/p>\n The arrest comes as demonstrations continue worldwide over Hamas\u2019s October 7 attacks on Israel and Israel\u2019s subsequent bombardment of Gaza.<\/p>\n About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the Hamas attacks, according to Israeli officials.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s bombardment of Gaza has killed at least 11,500 people, including more than 4,700 children, according to the Ministry of Health in the Hamas-governed enclave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>
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