A holiday gathering hosted by local Michigan Democrats turned violent  after pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the event. A Democratic activist wounded up hospitalized, and others were injured in the ensuing fracas. The incident reportedly happened on December 16 during a private holiday party hosted by the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party.

The venue was the Common Pub in Detroit. Allegedly, soon after the party began, nearly 20 to 30 pro-Palestinian protesters—part of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Party for Socialism and Liberation—confronted Rep. Shri Thanedar over his support for Israel. Then things got out of hand.

“Shri, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” the protesters chanted, in reference to the Israel-Gaza war.

Wayne County Commissioner Jonathan Kinloch, who represents District 2, posted a clip from the party on X (formerly Twitter). Folks can be seen pushing and shoving in the footage as gospel music loudly plays in the background.

Kinloch captioned the clip: “Last night at the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party Annual Holiday Party, pro-Palestinian protesters caused chaos and mayhem, and they badly injured black community activist Ms. Bobbie Avington-Johnson, who remains in the hospital.”

Source: Pro-Palestine Protesters Crashed a Democrat Holiday Party in Detroit, And Then This Happened

*Members of the Hebrew Israelites Community of Dimona in southern Israel have been ordered to leave the country by September 23 or face forcible deportation.

As someone noted on Twitter, “Israel welcomes white American Jewish immigrants but if you’re black it’s often another story (you may as well be Palestinian)”.

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Here’s more from The Times of Israel:

In response to appeals asking to be allowed to stay, the Interior Ministry’s Population and Immigration Authority wrote to each family that neither residency in Israel for a long period nor work in the country were sufficient grounds for a change of status.

The letters were received on Thursday, although they were dated August 9. The recipients plan to appeal against the decision to a court in Beersheba. Earlier this year, 17 letters were sent to the families numbering 51 individuals in total, some of whom were born in Israel and some of whose children have served in the IDF.  They were told to leave within 60 days but were given the right of appeal.

Source: Israel Orders Black Hebrews to Leave or Face Forcible Deportation