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California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year
[IsraelTimes] Loay Abdelfattah AlnajiIf accused of striking Paul Kessler with megaphone; could face over 4 years in jail if found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and batteryA judge decided Wednesday that a Southern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, college professor will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish counter-protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas  ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...war last year. Superior Court Judge Ryan Wright judge declared after a two-day preliminary hearing that there’s enough evidence to try Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, …previously in our archives as Loay Alnaji, he has been a faculty advisor for Moorpark College’s Muslim Student Association — a long-established youth arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America — and is an active member of the Islamic Society of Simi Valley. His YouTube channel, shut down after his arrest, while said to be an adjunct to his classroom teaching, was reportedly chock full of videos in Arabic. Make of that what you will, dear Reader… according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.Alnaji, 51, is accused of striking Paul Kessler with a megaphone in November during a confrontation at an event that started as a pro-Paleostinian demonstration in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles. Kessler, 69, fell backward and struck his head on the pavement. He died the next day at a hospital. Alnaji was charged with two felonies: involuntary manslaughter and battery causing serious bodily injury, with special allegations of personally inflicting great bodily harm injury on each count, the DA’s office said. If found guilty of all charges, he could be sentenced to more than four years in prison. Alnaji posted $50,000 bail. An email and phone message for Alnaji’s lawyer, Ron Bamieh, weren’t immediately returned Wednesday. Alnaji, a professor of computer science at Moorpark College, had espoused pro-Paleostinian views on his Facebook page and other social media accounts, many of which were taken down in the days after Kessler’s death, according to the Los Angeles Times. Related: Ventura County: 2024-01-25 California woman who got high and stabbed boyfriend 108 times will not go to prison, judge rules Ventura County: 2024-01-09 US Navy sailor sentenced to 27 months for transmitting sensitive military info to China Ventura County: 2023-11-18 Man arrested in death of Jewish protester during dueling California rallies over war Related: Paul Kessler 11/18/2023 Man arrested in death of Jewish protester during dueling California rallies over war Paul Kessler 11/09/2023 Home of suspect in killing of elderly Jewish man at pro-Palestinian protest searched by police Posted by: trailing wife 2024-05-18 |
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