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California DMV Apologizes For Controversial License Plate

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles recently issued an apology for a personalized truck license plate that was deemed to display hate speech related to the October 7 attack on Israel. The license plate in question, seen on a Tesla Cybertruck near Los Angeles, read 'LOLOCT7,' with 'LOL' commonly known as an abbreviation for 'laugh out loud.'

The watchdog group StopAntisemitism posted a photo of the license plate, suggesting it referenced the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas militants on Israel. This incident resulted in casualties and led to Israeli retaliation against Palestinians in Gaza.

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