Are All Lives Still Equal? The Case of Paul Kessler

<![CDATA[On November 5, 2023, less than a month after the horrors of October 7, there were two simultaneous demonstrations taking place less than a mile from our synagogue. One was for Israel; the other was pro-Hamas. At the rally, Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jew, was approached by a pro-Palestinian demonstrator named Loay Alnaji, a 50-year-old “activist” who outweighed him by 80 pounds. When Kessler started filming Alnaji's verbal attacks on his phone, Alnaji hit Kessler with the bullhorn he was holding, knocking Kessler to the concrete. The injuries from the fall and the blow from the bullhorn ultimately resulted in Kessler's death a few hours later.]]>