- A Jewish man who lost family on October 7 was met with a barrage of pig noises as he talked about how he and his family no longer feel safe in San Francisco
- Shocking footage shows the man recalling the horrific events before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors as they considered passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
A Jewish man who lost family in the Oct. 7 attacks was jeered by protesters who made pig noises and honked at a city council meeting in San Francisco.
The incident occurred on January 8 during a Board of Supervisors hearing in San Francisco, scheduled the day before the vote on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In a moving speech to the board, the man described how his cousins were murdered on October 7 in Kibbutz Be’eri.
“This resolution does one thing: it fuels anti-Semitism and hatred, as is now illustrated in this room,” the man told the gathering.
Pro-Palestinian protesters could be seen waving their hands like horns and making pig noises as the man spoke.
A Jewish man who lost family in the October 7 attacks was jeered by protesters who made pig noises and honked during a city council meeting in San Francisco
“Listen, the pig noises and everything else is pure anti-Semitism,” he said, remaining calm.
“Since I moved to San Francisco, I have never seen such hatred towards a minority group,” he explained.
‘A public demonstration of hatred against a minority group.
“Just look at the behavior in this room and it’s the same in the rest of the city.”
He added, “My children and I do not feel safe in San Francisco and this resolution will only create advertising and PR around the world and in this country and in this city for that.”
“Five members of my immediate family who came to visit me in San Francisco were murdered on October 7 at Kibbutz Be’eri,” the man recalled.
‘Two family members, my cousins, were taken hostage.
“They were released during the second round of hostage releases,” he said.
The next day, the Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to adopt the resolution. Fox News reports this.
In addition to calling for a ceasefire and specifically asking the Biden administration to do the same, the resolution also condemned anti-Semitic, anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic language and attacks, Fox reported.
It also called for aid to Gaza and the release of hostages still held by Hamas.
In the wake of Hamas’ devastating attack on Israel on October 7 last year, incidents of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism have increased in the US.
The attacks left 1,140 dead and more than 240 hostages captured.
At least 23,469 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in the Israeli offensive, according to the Hamas-led Health Ministry in Gaza.