Arab-Israeli activist Yosef Haddad filed a police complaint against Dennis Feitosa, accusing him of violently attacking Haddad after a debate. Haddad shared a video of the incident on social media, according to his post.
After filing a formal police complaint against anti-Israel activist Dennis Feitosa, Arab-Israeli advocate Yosef Haddad shared a video of the alleged attack on his social media accounts Tuesday evening. The footage shows the confrontation between the two men following a podcast recording in Los Angeles, with Haddad saying Feitosa ambushed him from behind in the parking lot.
The incident began earlier Tuesday during a taping of the Digital Social Hour podcast. As The Zioneer first reported, Feitosa called Haddad a "murderer" and challenged him to a fight; video later released showed Feitosa grabbing Haddad's hand inside the studio. The altercation moved outside, where Feitosa attacked Haddad from behind, according to multiple videos. Haddad filed a formal complaint with local authorities by 12:14 Jerusalem, and additional footage of the studio confrontation emerged at 14:01 Jerusalem. Now Haddad has released his own video, corroborating his account of the parking lot assault.
Feitosa, an anti-Israel activist and candidate for Congress from California, has not publicly responded to the complaint. The matter remains under investigation by Los Angeles law enforcement. Haddad, a former Golani Brigade soldier and prominent pro-Israel voice, has described the attack as a sign of escalating anti-Israel aggression on American soil.
The status of the police investigation remains unclear, and Feitosa has not issued a statement.
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