Rally organizers, police deny coordinating with far-right extremists ahead of pro-Israel rally
El Cajon — Organizers from the non-profit Shield of Israel denied a claim by the leader of a local far-right “patriot” group that he met with them ahead of a pro-Israel rally Sunday featuring former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and California gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder. Members of the group clashed with self-proclaimed Antifa activists who were acting as an ad-hoc security team for pro-Palestinian protesters intent on disrupting the “We are Israel” rally in El Cajon Sunday. Videos shared online show several fistfights between members of the two groups and peopl...