May 2, 2022

The brief argued that commercial activity is not protected under the First Amendment and that the law “only prohibits the government from contracting with a company that engages in particular boycotts, which themselves remain entirely legal.” The law also defines a “boycott” as a contractor refusing to conduct commercial activity with Israel or someone based in the Jewish state for the sole purpose of inflicting “economic harm” on Israel. 

Art is a potent form of resistance, and we are humbled by our peers’ passion and skill.” The PSC had organized various panels as well as a “Wall of Resistance” during Israel Apartheid Week in April; the wall had stated “Zionism is Racism Settler Colonialism White Supremacy Apartheid,” as well as other various anti-Israel slogans. 

According to local news reports, the shooting took place at 12:30 pm in Tarzana; it is not yet clear what the motive was. Rabbi Yossi Malka, who heads the synagogue, told The Los Angeles Times that there were 30 congregants inside the shul at the time of the shooting.