Pro-Palestinian group behind LA Synagogue protest linked to alleged New Years Eve Bomb Plot

The far-left, pro-Palestinian group allegedly behind a foiled New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Southern California was actively posting online calls to protest a Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles just days before the FBI moved in, according to federal court records and social media posts.The alleged extremist group, identified by prosecutors as the Turtle Island Liberation Front, used social media on Dec.2 to promote a protest at Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Koreatown — urging supporters to mask up, “wear BLOC,” and confront what it called “genocidal monsters.”One post accused Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems of planning to “install their AI into the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles,” declaring, “WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS,” and calling on activists to join a protest the following day.

The post was signed by the Turtle Island Liberation Front — the same group federal prosecutors later linked to an alleged coordinated bombing conspiracy.On Dec.3, pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a private event at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, with videos showing masked demonstrators shouting outside the historic synagogue and at least one video appearing to show protesters inside the building filming and yelling.Temple officials described the incident as targeted hate.“Today we saw a disturbing outbreak of hate outside Wilshire Boulevard Temple that resulted in arrests for battery and the destruction of property,” Senior Rabbi Joel Nickerson said at the time, adding that the protesters “targeted the Jewish community.”Mayor Karen Bass said she received reports that protesters damaged property inside the temple and used antisemitic slurs.

“This behavior is abhorrent and has no place in Los Angeles,” Bass said, announcing increased police patrols near houses of worship.Less than 10 days later, federal agents arrested four alleged members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front — Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante Gaffield, and Tina...