Shocking moment furious man drives his white SUV at anti-Israel protesters blocking road outside California Lockheed Martin offices before screaming ‘Somebody’s gonna die’
An angry man drove his SUV toward a crowd of anti-Israel protesters as they blocked a road outside a Lockheed Martin office building.
Protesters from the Bay Area Palestine Solidarity coalition arrived outside the aerospace facility in Sunnyvale, California, around 6 a.m. Thursday.
They protested the US sending weapons to Israel while the violent war between Israel and Palestine continued.
As they blocked the road to the facility, an unknown white man sped his car toward the crowd, nearly hitting them before stepping outside and yelling at them while brandishing a knife.
“Get out of the way or someone will die,” the angry man said as he swiped a knife and pointed it at the crowd of people.
An angry man drove his car toward a crowd of anti-Israel protesters outside a Lockheed Martin facility in Sunnyvale, California, on Thursday morning. He is seen pointing a knife at the crowd
The irate man repeatedly got in and out of his car as some protesters fought with him and others tried to calm him down.
The group handcuffed themselves together and lay in the rain. Among those present were teachers, students and technical staff
The video of the incident begins as the man drives his white SUV toward the protesters as they scream and beg him to stop.
He then stops his vehicle as a male protester approaches the driver’s side window and says, “Do you want to go to jail?”
He asks the question again before the angry man, wearing jeans, a dark zip-up hoodie, a baseball cap and glasses, gets out of his car.
As he pulls a knife from his pocket, another protester steps in front of him as the man says, “Get out of the way or someone will die.” I’ll tell you right now!’
As the demonstrators scream in fear, the man says: ‘Someone is dying! Get out of my way!’
A protester wearing a neon yellow vest then steps up to his open car door and reaches into his car as the man punches him away.
“You’re on video, put the gun down,” a protester tells him.
“If you want to go to jail, think about…,” another tells him just before the driver interrupts them.
“If you want to go to jail, get the hell out of my way!” I have to go to work,” says the angry driver.
“Think about your future,” someone tells him.
‘I have to go to work. Get out of the damn way,” he shouts before getting back into the driver’s seat.
The man is seen driving towards the protesters as one of them approached his window before the eruption began
More than 135 demonstrators blocked the entrance to the facility as they protested Lockheed’s alleged supply of missiles, surveillance technology and fighter jets sent to Israel.
As he sits down, the same protester in the neon vest reaches over to grab something before the driver backs up.
“Don’t you dare,” the driver says, standing up and pointing at the protester.
‘Are you going to hurt people? We’re watching you, sir,” a female protester shouts at him as he slams his door.
A group of them then place their hands on the hood of his car as he drives slowly in an attempt to get past them.
“People are lying,” one protester says just before the video ends. What happened next is unknown.
It is unclear whether the driver is a Lockheed Martin employee and whether the road on which the incident occurred is public property.
DailyMail.com reached out to Lockheed Martin and the Sunnyvale Police Department for more information.
About 135 demonstrators blocked the entrance to the facility as they protested Lockheed’s alleged supply of missiles, surveillance technology and fighter jets sent to Israel.
While driving toward the protesters, the man got into a heated argument with them and said he had to go to work. It is unclear whether he works for the company or not
In a statement, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson said: “Lockheed Martin’s core values are doing what’s right, respecting others and performing with excellence,” in response to the protest.
At the end of the video, the protesters are seen placing their hands on the hood of the man’s car in an attempt to get him to stop.
“We have gathered here to disrupt Lockheed Martin operations and demand that the US halt all arms sales to Israel,” protester Maramiya Yensoon said in a statement.
The group handcuffed themselves together and lay in the rain. KTVU reported that among those present were teachers, students and technical workers.
Carlos Rameriz, another protester, said: “I think this is a beautiful act of solidarity, where we see people from all different diaspora communities and from different countries here trying to fight together for what they believe in.”
In a statement, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told KTVU, “Lockheed Martin’s core values are doing what’s right, respecting others and performing with excellence.”
“These values provide clear, unambiguous, and uncompromising standards for how we treat each other with understanding and compassion.”
“We respect the right to peaceful protest and we are honored to work with the U.S. military and our international partners to deliver strategic deterrence and security solutions.”