Shocking video captured the moment Los Angeles police arrested a pro-Palestinian couple and made a disturbing discovery in their car after chaos broke out on the streets outside a synagogue.
Protests broke out in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson, in front of the Adas Torah synagogue, around 11 a.m. PT on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times.
As activists clashed at the gas station in front of the synagogue in the 9000 block of West Pico Boulevard, police arrested protesters driving a Ranger Rover.
Officers then approached the car with their shields and weapons raised when they made a shocking discovery in the back seat.
They opened the car door and found a little boy dressed in a keffiyeh sitting in a car seat.
A pro-Palestine protester threw protesters from the sunroof of her Range Rover outside a gas station in Los Angeles.
Police discovered a toddler dressed in a keffiyeh sitting in a car seat in the back of the Range Rover.
Anti-Israel protesters gathered at the synagogue to prevent people from entering the temple, reported KTLA.
Tensions spilled into the street, where opposing protesters can be heard repeatedly shouting “fuck you” at the driver as they tried to leave the gas station.
A woman emerged from the sunroof of the Range Rover waving a flag that said “Free Palestine.”
Other protesters carrying American and Israeli flags tried to prevent the car from re-entering the parking lot, while the woman throwing the keffiyeh flicked both middle fingers at onlookers.
A swarm of police dressed in riot gear arrived at the scene immediately and yelled at the woman to get out of the car.
‘Raise your hands. Get out of the car now. Ma’am, get out of the car,” the officers said.
Police quickly arrived at the scene and told the woman to exit the vehicle and immediately arrested her.
A swarm of police dressed in riot gear broke up the chaos by pointing their guns at the protesters and the vehicle.
Another masked protester wearing a yellow t-shirt was detained outside the vehicle.
With guns pointed at the vehicle, the woman exited the Range Rover with her hands raised.
The woman was immediately arrested along with another masked protester wearing a yellow t-shirt.
They opened the car door and found a little boy dressed in a keffiyeh sitting in a car seat.
“There’s a boy there,” said one of the spectators.
The police unbuckle the child from the seat and lead him away from the chaos.
Pro-Palestinian protesters had gathered in front of the synagogue and were quickly met by counter-protesters.
Anti-Israel protesters gathered at the synagogue in the 9000 block of West Pico Boulevard to prevent people from entering the temple.
The protests quickly turned violent, with people throwing punches and a pro-Israel protester seen in the photo with blood on his face.
A video shared on social media showed violence breaking out between the groups with punches.
A pro-Israel woman was thrown to the ground and strangled, leaving her covered in blood.
A police spokesperson told the LA Times that at least one person was arrested and faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly carrying a prohibited item at a protest.