Anti-Israel demonstrator sentenced to year in jail for manslaughter during 2023 protests

An anti-Israel protester who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a pro-Israel demonstrator in California was sentenced to one year in county jail this week. Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji, 53, had an altercation with Paul Kessler, 69, in 2023 where he hit Kessler in the head with a megaphone. Kessler then fell backward and struck his head again and later died of his injuries in the hospital. The incident took place against the backdrop of Israel-Hamas war tensions and concerns about antisem