LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars are arriving at the 96th Academy Awards, where protests over Israel’s war in Gaza are snarling traffic near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Scattered demonstrations were held in the vicinity around the Oscars on Sunday. Los Angeles police, which had expected protests, beefed up their already extensive presence. The Dolby Theatre and the red carpet leading into it are cordoned off for several blocks in every direction, though protesters disrupted traffic near security checkpoints on Sunset Blvd. Several attendees, including Billie Eilish and Finneas, best song nominee…