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Behind the Aegis

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Wed May 13, 2026, 12:18 AM 13 hrs ago

(JEWISH GROUP) Pro-Palestinian protester pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in death of Jewish man

A former Southern California college professor has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counterprotester during demonstrations in 2023 over the Israel-Hamas war.

Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 53, was accused of striking Paul Kessler with a megaphone in November 2023 during a confrontation at an event that started as a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles.

Kessler was among a group of pro-Israel demonstrators who showed up at the event that was advertised as a peaceful gathering, officials said. After being struck, Kessler fell backward and struck his head on the pavement. He died the next day at a hospital. He was 69.

Involuntary manslaughter is the unintentional killing of another person.

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