Anti-Israel couple in Range Rover arrested at gunpoint during LA protest with keffiyeh-clad toddler in backseat

Two anti-Israel protesters in a Range Rover were detained at gunpoint by riot police during chaotic demonstrations outside of a Los Angeles synagogue — and officers were seen removing a keffiyeh-wearing toddler from the backseat to get him away from the mayhem.

The chaos started Sunday when pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Adas Torah synagogue in the predominately Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson and attempted to block the entrance, according to CBS News.

Pro-Israel protestors came out in droves as retaliation and attempted to block a Range Rover from entering a gas station across from the synagogue.

The woman in the Range Rover stands up through the sunroof and is seen giving opposing protesters the middle finger. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

Video shared on social media shows a woman appearing out of the car sunroof, brandishing a keffiyeh in one hand and shouting at the counter-protesters carrying American and Israeli flags blocking the vehicle.

She was seen flipping off the on-lookers with both middle fingers before LAPD officers in full riot gear approached the Range Rover with guns drawn.

“Put your hands up. Get out of the car now. Ma’am, step out of the car,” officers shouted at the woman and her male driver as they swarmed in on the vehicle.

The driver, wearing a mask and yellow shirt, got out of the car first and raised his hands in the air before surrendering.

Seconds later, the woman exits the car, still holding the keffiyeh, and gives herself up to the police.

The driver, wearing a mask and yellow shirt, got out of the car first and raised his hands in the air before surrendering. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

LAPD officers in full riot gear were seen approaching two people inside a Range Rover at a gas station across from the house of worship with guns drawn. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

After cuffing both adults, officers were seen pulling a toddler wearing a keffiyeh out of the back seat of the car and taking him away from the mayhem.

In another video of the same Range Rover during the chaos on Sunday, the woman who was detained was seen waving a flag with “Free Palestine” written on it.

Officers were seen pulling a toddler wearing a keffiyeh out of the back seat of the car. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

It’s unclear if any charges were filed against the couple.

No injuries were reported from the demonstrations, but one person was arrested on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly carrying “a spiked flag,” a police spokesperson told the LA Times.

Founder of the JEM Community Center in Beverly Hills, Rabbi Hertzel Illulian, condemned the anti-Israel protesters for swarming on the streets and causing the frightening scene.

“I don’t think the Jewish would go in front of a mosque or the Christian people would go in front of a mosque to do such a thing, nobody would accept this, but here, when it comes to Jews and Israel everything is kosher, everything is okay,” Illulian said, according to CBS News.

The child was taken away from the mayhem by police. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

Gov. Gavin Newsom also condemned the violence and disorder seen in the streets.

“The violent clashes outside the Adas Torah synagogue in Los Angeles are appalling,” Newsom posted on X Sunday evening.

“There is no excuse for targeting a house of worship. Such antisemitic hatred has no place in California.”

LA Mayor Karen Bass called the violence in her city “abhorrent” and the blocking of the synagogue “unacceptable.”

The LA Police Department responded to reports of pro-Palestine supporters and pro-Israel demonstrators clashing in the predominately Jewish neighborhood of Pico-Robertson on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles Scanner via Storyful

“I’ve called on LAPD to provide additional patrols in the Pico-Robertson community as well as outside of houses of worship throughout the city. I’ll be meeting with Chief Choi tomorrow to further discuss the safety of Angelenos,” Bass said according to CBS News.

“I want to be clear that Los Angeles will not be a harbor for antisemitism and violence. Those responsible for either will be found and held accountable.”

Bass said she plans to meet with Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, the Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Federation Los Angeles, Rabbi Noah Farkas, and “other law enforcement and faith leaders” in the community to discuss steps to prevent this from happening again.

The Adas Torah synagogue is about four miles from UCLA’s campus — the site of Gaza encampment protests.