Violent anti-Israel protests broke out at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.
Journalist Joel Griffith recorded several protesters and was even briefly physically assaulted.
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Assaulted by an anti-#Israel protester at #AIPAC2016 . #Israel #AIPAC pic.twitter.com/rHcgH5eDwb
— Joel Griffith (@joelgriffith) March 20, 2016
#DCMP officer refusing to arrest protester who assaulted me seconds before in front of him. #AIPAC #aipac2016 pic.twitter.com/60ARU9dfUQ
— Joel Griffith (@joelgriffith) March 20, 2016
Anti-Israel protesters unhinged @AIPAC. Strong language . #AIPAC2016 #aipac pic.twitter.com/oMw8NruGPD
— Joel Griffith (@joelgriffith) March 20, 2016
Fights and arrests #AIPAC2016 #SupportPalestineInDC2016 pic.twitter.com/xzfCrxKW5C
— IWM NEWS (@IWMNews) March 20, 2016
Additionally, Town Hall claims a conference attendee was chased and beaten by protesters.
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Washington police have not released details about the fights and subsequent arrests.