CNN’s Van Jones Calls Protest Outside Synagogue That Turned Violent a ‘Pogrom’

CNN’s Van Jones had harsh words for the pro-Palestine protestors who clashed outside a Los Angeles synagogue on Sunday, going so far as to call the demonstration a “pogrom” against Jewish people.

The protest was held to oppose a real estate event being held at the synagogue on Sunday by My Israel Home, a company that markets settlements in the West Bank. Pro-Israel counter-demonstrators showed up to oppose the protestors, leading to violent clashes between both sides. Pro-Palestinian protestors reportedly blocked the doors of the synagogue. In one video, pro-Israel protestors attacked a photojournalist documenting the event.

During a conversation with CNN’s Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez on Monday, Jones expressed how disheartened he was by the choice of the protestors to stage their protest at a center for the Jewish community. Jones, who did not appear aware of the reason for the protest, said he found nothing wrong with protesting a policy, but by targeting a place of worship, this was an attack on “the people”: