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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

California

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill promoting the restitution of Nazi-looted art and personal property stolen during the Holocaust. (Office of CA Gov. Gavin Newsom via JTA)
September 20, 2024, 6:44 am
California approves law to help Holocaust survivors and heirs recover Nazi-looted art
Legislation could send long-running ownership dispute over Pissarro painting at Spanish museum back to the courts, as heirs of survivor battle for its return
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky are photographed, Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Stanford, Calif. Ron swims for Stanford. Leah competes at rival California, in nearby Berkeley. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
June 2, 2024, 1:54 pm
Israeli siblings Ron and Leah Polonsky chase Olympic dream from US colleges
Brother and sister from Haifa live only an hour apart in California, but it’s the farthest they’ve ever been from each other
By JANIE McCAULEY
Attorney Ron Bamieh, left, listens to his client, Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, a professor of computer science at Moorpark College, in Ventura County Superior Court on Nov. 17, 2023, in Ventura, California (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
May 16, 2024, 10:17 am
California college professor to stand trial in death of pro-Israel protester last year
Loay Abdelfattah AlnajiIf accused of striking Paul Kessler with megaphone; could face over 4 years in jail if found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and battery
By AP
Illustrative: An American Medical Response ambulance in California. (KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 31, 2024, 1:53 pm
Israeli couple dies in small airplane crash in California
Liron Petrushka was a former soccer player for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim and worked in tech with his wife Naomi
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after shutting down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in conjunction with the APEC Summit taking place, November 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP/Noah Berger)
March 15, 2024, 6:57 am
Protesters who shut San Francisco bridge over Gaza war handed community service
Group of 78 activists who snarled Bay Area traffic in November to protest Israel’s campaign against Hamas celebrate court order as victory
By AP
US Rep. Adam Schiff holds hands with his wife Eve at an election night party, March 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
March 6, 2024, 8:49 am
California Democrat Schiff heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters at victory rally
Congressman appears to hurry speech amid chants calling for ceasefire in war between Israel, Hamas; will face off against Republican Garvey in November election
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Judge Greg Kreis in a reelection campaign video dated January 18, 2024. (Screen capture: Youtube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a og the Copyright Law)
February 17, 2024, 8:37 am
California judge under investigation for alleged antisemitism, ethical violations
State agency charges Gregory Kreis on 19 counts, including calling deputy public defender ‘Jewboy;’ judge, who is running for reelection, slams ‘outright lies’
By Olga R. Rodriguez
An imam in California speaks before a Santa Clara community, engaging in hate speech and antisemitic comments against Jews, December 13, 2023. (Screenshot/MEMRI; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 1, 2024, 11:47 pm
Video shows California imams voice hatred for Jews, praise or deny October 7
Compilation of religious leaders shows sermons steeped in hatred of West, ‘colonizers’ and ‘Zionist dogs’; one says it’s ‘time to make Zionists feel very uncomfortable on campus’
By ToI Staff
Assembly members Heath Flora, left, and Josh Lowenthal, right, leave the Assembly chambers as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza disrupt the first day of the California legislative session in Sacramento, California, January 3, 2024. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
January 4, 2024, 11:32 am
Jewish radical anti-Israel protesters disrupt start of California legislative session
Pro-Palestinian groups force gathering to adjourn as they unfurl banners calling for a ceasefire in Israel-Hamas fighting, chant slogans to interrupt lawmakers
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Employees at Farley's East cafe and a neighboring shop in Oakland, California, who sought to block a customer from entering the store's bathroom to film anti-Israel graffiti inside on December 6, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
December 10, 2023, 5:50 pm
Oakland café staff fired after barring woman from filming anti-Israel graffiti
Farley’s East employees blocked patron from bathroom, saying ‘Israel loves taking private property’; after eventually letting her in to film, they declared ‘free Palestine’
By Jacob Magid
A Christmas tree stands in front of the west steps of the California Capitol on December 6, 2023, in Sacramento, California. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
December 7, 2023, 6:57 pm
California scraps in-person Christmas tree lighting due to anti-Israel protesters
Gavin Newsom to hold online event instead of annual lighting at state capitol, with his office citing concern ‘for the safety and security of all participating members and guests’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Audience members show their support at a special session of the Oakland City Council for a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
November 29, 2023, 11:50 am
Oakland City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza amid support for Hamas
Heated debate sees rejection of amendment condemning October 7 atrocities, which multiple speakers deny while backing terror group’s right to use violence
By AP and ToI Staff
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in Laphonza Butler, left, to the Senate to succeed the late Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein of California, during a re-enactment of the swearing-in ceremony on October 3, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
October 3, 2023, 11:26 pm
US Senate swears in Dianne Feinstein’s replacement, Laphonza Butler
Former union leader and Democratic operative becomes third Black senator in US history after death of the longtime California legislator
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and Michael R. Blood
In this March 13, 2014, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
September 30, 2023, 7:05 pm
Women of the Senate remember Dianne Feinstein as tireless fighter, true friend
Republican and Democratic colleagues share warm memories of the long-serving Jewish senator who died Friday
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
FILE - Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
September 29, 2023, 4:53 pm
Dianne Feinstein, the US Senate’s longest-serving Jewish member, dies at 90
San Francisco-born Democrat was known for breaking gender barriers and championing liberal causes during her decades-long political career, while also striving for bipartisanship
By Ron Kampeas
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