


A large brawl broke out outside of a Los Angeles screening, which had been pushed by actress Gal Gadot, of a film showcasing Hamas atrocities.
The film showed 47 minutes of Hamas's Oct. 7 surprise attack against Israel, with the footage provided by the Israel Defense Forces. Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Museum of Tolerance, where the film was being screened, with signs deriding it as a "pro-genocide film." Video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, by ABC 7 News showed a massive brawl between protesters and counterprotesters breaking out sometime during the screening.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers were sent to quell the violence. A heavy police presence was already guarding the museum in anticipation of violence.
#BREAKING: Two groups clash outside L.A.'s Museum of Tolerance as the center screens a film on Hamas atrocities. LAPD officers move in as several people appear to have been punched and pepper-sprayed. Eyewitness News is live with the tense situation. Tonight at 11 from ABC7 pic.twitter.com/JJSpV6MmXi
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 9, 2023
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was quick to condemn the violence in a post on X.
"We cannot allow current worldwide tension to devolve into this unacceptable violence in our city," she said. "This is a time of immense pain and distress for thousands of Angelenos. We must stand together."
We cannot allow current worldwide tension to devolve into this unacceptable violence in our city.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) November 9, 2023
This is a time of immense pain and distress for thousands of Angelenos. We must stand together. https://t.co/MaxguBI4Wf
The LAPD told the Washington Examiner that it had no information to provide on the matter.
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Among the roughly 200 people in attendance at the screening of the film were Gilad Erdan, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, and several Hollywood executives, the New York Post reported.
"This video will change the way you view the Middle East," Erdan said.