Pro-Pally Professor Who Killed Paul Kessler Identified

College professor Loay Alnaji is named as the pro-Palestinian 'who killed Jewish protestor Paul Kessler' when rival rallies clashed in Thousand Oaks, California

• Computer science professor Loay Alnaji, 50, has been identified as the man who hit Paul Kessler with a megaphone knocking him to the ground
• The incident occurred when pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies clashed in Thousand Oaks, California, on Sunday afternoon
• Kessler died in the hospital the following day from an injury sustained when his head hit the pavement

The man who police have questioned in relation to the death of a Jewish man during a clash with pro-Palestinian protestors is a 50-year-old college professor.

Loay Alnaji, who teaches computer science at Ventura Community College in California, hit Paul Kessler with a megaphone knocking him to the ground.

Police raided his home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Moorpark, California, on Sunday evening.

‘My husband was getting home from Costco when he saw a SWAT team, six cops with rifles and full gear. Their vehicles were not police cars, they were unmarked,’ neighbor Milli Revezzo said.

Loay Alnaji, who teaches computer science at Ventura Community College in California , hit Paul Kessler with a megaphone knocking him to the ground.

Paul Kessler, 69, died after pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies clashed in Thousand Oaks, California

‘It’s shocking,’ added Revezzo, a realtor. ‘As a Moorpark resident I don’t like when anything happens here, as we’re known as one of the safest cities.’

Alnaji is unabashed in his support for the Palestinian cause, posting online a video comparing the terror group Hamas with historic civil rights icons.

Kessler, 69, was struck down in Thousand Oaks, California, northwest of Los Angeles, when two rival groups protesting events in Israel and Gaza clashed. He died in the hospital the following day. 

The injury that killed him occurred when his head hit the pavement.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles said Kessler was 'struck in the head by a megaphone wielded by a pro-Palestinian protestor.'

"The man brought his megaphone up and hit Paul, and Paul went down,' one witness told ABC Los Angeles.

Alnaji came to the United States in the 1990s – he had previously taught in the United Arab Emirates

Alnaji, 50, is married to Palestinian economics professor Nada Al Hammouri

Alnaji got a doctorate in business administration from Argosy University which closed its doors in 2019 after being accused of fraud and financial mismanagement.

Alnaji came to the United States in the 1990s. He had previously taught in the United Arab Emirates. He married Nada Al Hammouri on Christmas Eve 2015. They have three children.

Alnaji celebrates with friends in a picture he posted on his Instagram page

At 3:20 pm  Alnaji hit Kessler in the face with his megaphone causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head.

He was taken to the hospital bleeding from the head and mouth and died the following day.

An autopsy determined he died from a blunt force head injury and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles called his death ‘an anti-Semitic crime’.

Harrowing social media footage showed Kessler lying on the ground with a pool of blood under him as medics rushed to help him.