Cancer-stricken elderly man and two others are viciously beaten by anti-Israel mob at local library

A cancer stricken senior and two others were allegedly beaten by pro-Palestine protesters during a clash at a North Carolina library.

Navy veteran Bob Campbell, 80, was left severely bruised after he said he was attacked along with his companions David Moritz and Monica Buckley, who are Jewish.

The group were attending an event called Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance at the West Ashville library.

When the anti-Israel crowd realized they were being secretly filmed by Buckley, they turned on the trio and allegedly launched a physical attack.

Campbell said he was pushed to the floor by a man as he attempted to protect Buckley. 

'You know I got cancer and I'm 80, you don't have to do much, but he wouldn't stop',' Campbell told WPDE . 

Navy veteran Bob Campbell, 80, was left severely bruised after he was attacked by pro-Palestine protesters during a clash at a North Carolina library

Buckley said the violence began after she jumped on a protester's back when they knocked her phone out of her hand.

Video shows the moments leading up to the scuffle, with Buckley filming as the crowd of around 80 people registers their presence and begins to get hostile.

The host of the event turns it over to the attendees and asks what they think they should do about them.

'I think they're not f***king welcome,' one woman shouts out prompting murmurs of agreement.

'I'm just not a big fan of recording so if you want to have this conversation you can put your phone away,' another woman adds addressing the trio.

As they continue to discuss what to do, a person comes and sits in front of the camera to try and block the view.

'What are you guys so afraid of I thought you wanted your message sent out?' Moritz asks.

Eventually the group starts to surround the trio in an attempt to cut off their filming and starts chanting 'Free, free Palestine', with Campbell barking back at them.

Suddenly, the camera falls to the ground and chaos breaks loose. There is no visual feed, but screaming and shouting can be heard in the background.

He was attacked along with his companions David Moritz and Monica Buckley (pictured), who are Jewish

 The group were attending an event called Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance at the at the West Ashville library

The group said they had attended the event to see what was being spoken about in their community.

'I was just sitting there recording the people who were surrounding us, and a woman grabbed the phone and started running towards the door,' Buckley said.

'I jumped on her to get my phone back. There was a swarm of dozens of people that attacked me, and then and Bob and David came to try to help me and then they were swarmed and attacked also.

'They were hitting me, punching me, punching my wrists, stomping on my ankles. Somebody choked me with something. We didn't want to provoke anything. We were there just to listen.'

Campbell and Moritz said they stepped in to try and help Buckley, but were quickly over powered. 

 'Bob and I both got up to defend her, but it was just such a mob of people, they just started punching me,' Moritz said. 'I had bruises on my head, I was fighting back, I kicked some people.'

Buckley said the violence began after she jumped on a protester's back when they knocked her phone out of her hand.

David Moritz was also hurt in the melee which began after the event hosts became angry Buckley was live streaming the talk

She claimed her live stream alerted cops to the assault, however police later said they were called by a librarian. 

In a post on Instagram, Buckley claimed that the event began with the speaker, 'celebrating October 7'. 

'The crowd eventually “exposed” us as Zionists and asked the speaker what they should do with us,' she added.

'He casually mentioned “murder” and then told the crowd to decide how to handle us and watched as they beat up three people.

'Listen carefully to the glee and casual giggling as they inflict their violence.'

DailyMail.com has contacted Firestorm Books who organized the event for comment.