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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Elderly Jewish man dies after altercation at Israel-Palestine protests

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A 69-year-old Jewish man died from a “blunt force head injury” following a confrontation during competing pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies in suburban Los Angeles.

Paul Kessler succumbed to his injuries on Monday, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said, adding that authorities were investigating his death as a homicide and hadn't ruled out the possibility of a hate crime.

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