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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Deputy Police Chief Dominic Choi said in a May 20 press conference that two recent antisemitic incidents in Los Angeles are likely connected. According to the Associated Press (AP), the press conference discussed the May 18 assault of two Jewish men by members of a Palestinian car caravan as well as an Orthodox Jewish man being chased by two cars with Palestinian flags on the evening of May 17. “We do believe that these two incidents are related, by some evidence that’s available,” Choi said. He also said that the LAPD “has a zero-tolerance policy for hate incidents and hate crimes.”Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said during the press conference, “We condemn as a city and as Americans the organized antisemitic attack in Beverly Grove in Tuesday night and on Monday night as well. The incidents have occurred amidst a recent escalation between Israel and Hamas; the two sides agreed to a ceasefire on May 20.