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\"\"<\/a>Dershowitz: \u2018Serious questions\u2019 about fairness of Newton\u2019s response to shooting at pro-Israel rally<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

David Swindle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Boston-area city faces criticism for arresting the alleged shooter right away, but not the man who appeared to attack him before getting shot.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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\nMarian Ryan, the district attorney of Middlesex County, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 12, 2024 as Ruthanne Fuller, the mayor of Newton, Mass., looks on. Source: YouTube\/NBC10 Boston.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Scott Hayes, of Framingham, Mass., was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Newton District Court on Friday and released on $5,000 bond, after the 47-year-old was arrested the night before at a pro-Israel rally in Newton, Mass.<\/span><\/p>\n

Video footage, which the Daily Wire <\/em>obtained<\/a>, appeared to show a young man, who accused pro-Israel ralliers of committing \u201cgenocide,\u201d run across a busy street in Newton, Mass., on Thursday and tackle one of the ralliers. At some point, the latter seemed to shoot the assailant.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a press conference on Thursday night, Marian Ryan, the district attorney of Middlesex County, which includes the City of Newton, said<\/a> that Hayes was charged with \u201cassault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury.\u201d The latter charge was apparently dropped on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe looked terrible but he stood tall. They treated him like a criminal and kept referring to the \u2018alleged victim,\u201d\u201d a source at the court room told<\/a> Kassy Akiva, of Daily Wire<\/em>, who first obtained and released the footage of the incident. (Akiva is a former JNS editor.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRegrettably, the answer to most of the questions you\u2019re going to have is, \u2018We are working on that,\u2019\u201d the county district attorney said at the Thursday evening press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we do know at this point is that at approximately 6:40 tonight, the Newton Police responded to calls at Washington and Harvard Street, just a short distance from the station,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cThere was a small group of individuals\u2014pro-Israeli demonstrators, who were demonstrating on one side of the street. There was an individual, apparently completely randomly walking down the other side of the street. Words were exchanged back and forth across the street.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man across the street \u201cat some point began crossing the street. Appears to have gone back to his side of the street. Ultimately came across and jumped upon one of the demonstrators,\u201d the district attorney said. \u201cA scuffle ensued. During that scuffle, the individual who had come across the street was shot by a member of the demonstrating group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man who crossed the street \u201chas sustained life-threatening injuries and is being treated at a local hospital,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to a question, she said that the attacker came \u201cvery rapidly\u201d across the street and \u201ctackled\u201d the other man. \u201cIt\u2019s our understanding that that was his gun and that he legally possessed that gun,\u201d she said, of Hayes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAn incident at a pro-Israel rally in Newton, Mass., during which a man, who attacked a pro-Israel man, was shot on Sept. 12, 2024. Credit: Kassy Akiva\/The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Asked to characterize the man\u2014who had reportedly called the pro-Israel ralliers \u201csick\u201d and accused them of \u201cgenocide\u201d\u2014as either \u201canti-Israel\u201d or \u201cpro-Palestinian,\u201d the district attorney said, \u201cI think it\u2019s too soon to to get into that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

George McMains, acting chief of the Newton Police, said that the department \u201cwill be providing extra patrols at the houses of worship over the next several days as well as beyond if we feel that\u2019s appropriate or necessary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruthanne Fuller, the Newton mayor, called the incident \u201cfrightening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Newton Police Department acted quickly and immediately took a person into custody,\u201d she said. \u201cI have two asks. First, let the Newton Police do their work and get the facts straight. Second, I ask everyone to remain calm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The New England branch of the Anti-Defamation League stated that police appeared to act too \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cADL is aware that an anti-Israel protester was shot after charging across traffic and violently tackling a pro-Israel demonstrator to the ground,\u201d the ADL wrote<\/a>. \u201cReports that charges were immediately filed prior to completion of the investigation are concerning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage Newton Police and the Middlesex district attorney to conduct a thorough investigation of the entire incident,\u201d the ADL added. \u201cWe are concerned about escalating tensions and remain in contact with law enforcement and community officials.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, told JNS that there is no question that the man who crossed the street and tackled the pro-Israel rallier committed a crime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the first thing that\u2019s clear is that the person who assaulted the veteran should be arrested as well,\u201d Dershowitz said. \u201cThe fact that he hasn\u2019t been arrested raises some serious questions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The legal scholar told JNS that the question whether the shooter acted in self-defense \u201cwill be determined based on all the evidence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe shooting raises questions that require a deep investigation as to precisely when the shot was fired, what the circumstances were, what the feelings and beliefs of the person who shot were,\u201d he said. \u201cThat requires an extensive investigation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dershowitz told JNS that he is concerned that the alleged shooter was charged before the investigation was complete.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed to me that the first person to be arrested should have been the person who did the initial assault, because there\u2019s no doubt about that. That\u2019s on videotape. You can see it,\u201d he said. \u201cSo the fact that the person was not arrested, charges were not filed against the person making the original charges, raises serious questions about the fairness of the entire process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston stated<\/a> on Friday that \u201clast night, at a small demonstration in support of the Oct. 7 hostages in Newton, Mass., there was a violent altercation and an individual was hospitalized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the details of what happened are still being investigated, there should be no question that violence of any kind in our democratic society is abhorrent,\u201d the JCRC said. \u201cPeople\u2019s right to gather in civil, non-violent public demonstrations must be sacrosanct.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe take this moment to note that over the last 11 months, across our region there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of standouts for the hostages taken on Oct. 7. These rallies, demonstrations, runs and walks for the victims, a \u2018hostage tunnel\u2019 exhibit<\/a> at Boston City Hall Plaza, and other ways in which our community and allies have come together to demand the return of the hostages to their families have all been peaceful and without incident,\u201d the JCRC said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of motive or his role in the initiation of the violence, we pray for the full recovery of the individual who was injured last night,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Combined Jewish Philanthropies stated<\/a> on Friday that there was an \u201caltercation\u201d that \u201cturned violent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe denounce and condemn all forms of violence and support the right to assemble in ways that are peaceful and uphold our values as a people and as a community,\u201d the CJP said.<\/span><\/p>\n

At press time, a fundraising page<\/a> for Hayes\u2014which called him \u201can American Iraq war veteran\u201d and said that he is not Jewish\u2014had raised more than $120,000 from some 1,600 donations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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