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Speakers urge Sacramento police and prosecutors to investigate attack on man with Israeli flag, call for better event security
Summary
Multiple speakers told the council that a man waving an Israeli flag was assaulted downtown and hospitalized; speakers called for a hate-crime investigation, better policing at protests, and protections for Jewish residents and counter-protesters.
Several members of the public told the Sacramento City Council they were calling for a stronger police response after an incident downtown in which, they said, a man carrying an Israeli flag and wearing Jewish symbols was attacked during a protest.
Sarah D., who said she attended the event at Sixteenth and J, described the attack and said the victim — identified in public comment as “Mr. Rodriguez” — was tackled from behind,…
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