Oakland coffee shop throws out Jewish customer and calls his Star of David hat 'violent'

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By Bethan Sexton For Dailymail.Com

Published: 16:15 EDT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 16:20 EDT, 30 October 2024

A California Jewish man was kicked retired of a java shop for wearing a 'violent' Star of David hat.

Jonathan Hirsch filmed arsenic he was asked to time off nan Jerusalem Coffee House successful Oakland connected Saturday.

The proprietor could beryllium seen referring to Hirsch's headwear arsenic a, 'violent hat' earlier ordering him to time off for causing a disturbance.

The café describes itself as, 'a genuinely welcoming abode to our group of Palestine, Oakland, nan Bay Area and beyond' which often clasp Gaza solidarity events.

'I deterioration this chapeau each nan time,' Hirsch told KTVU. 'I mean, I've had this chapeau for years. And it intends a batch to me. It's meant a batch much complete nan past year.'

Jonathan Hirsch was kicked retired of an Oakland java shop for wearing a 'violent' Star of David hat

He explained he entered nan premises because his five-year-old boy needed nan bath and his woman wanted to bargain a coffee.

'I wasn't going retired looking for a fight,' Hirsch added. 'But erstwhile personification comes up to maine fighting I can't thatch my boy that Jews are these meek group that tally and cower.'

The footage shows Hirsch mid-confrontation pinch nan proprietor who many times asks him to leave.

'You're being asked to leave. You're causing a disruption. This is simply a backstage business. You're being asked to leave,' nan proprietor says.

'This man asked maine to time off because of my hat,' Hirsch responds.

The proprietor past say, 'This is simply a convulsive hat, and you request to leave' to an incredulous Hirsch.

The proprietor past demands to cognize if nan dada is simply a Zionist, but he refuses to respond. 

Things escalate erstwhile Hirsch invites nan proprietor to telephone nan police.

The proprietor of nan Jerusalem Coffee House could beryllium seen referring to Hirsch's headwear arsenic a, 'violent hat' earlier ordering him to time off for causing a disturbance

'The constabulary will travel and they will amended him that what he's doing is incorrect and that he's ignorant,' Hirsch tin beryllium heard saying.

After nan cops arrive, nan proprietor is seen taunting Hirsch moreover further by stating, 'I emotion Jewish people' and blowing a kiss.

The constabulary past asked Hirsch to leave, advising that he could beryllium prosecuted for trespassing if he remains.

Hirsch is now mulling ineligible action aft respective experts concurred that nan incident appeared to beryllium an illustration of anti-Semitic discrimination.

'I'm willing successful doing justness here, and if nan metropolis can't remedy this, I'm consenting to prosecute immoderate avenues I have,' Hirsch said. 

The proprietor declined to talk to KTVU, telling nan outlet: 'Talking to nan media is for illustration talking to nan police.'

Police advised Hirsch to time off and warned he could beryllium accused of trespassing if he stayed

The Jerusalem Coffee House is simply a Palestinian constitution which stages solidarity events for Gaza

DailyMail.com has besides contacted nan café for comment. 

The constitution antecedently courted contention aft it sold a portion called, Iced successful Tea Fada, named aft 'intifada' aliases nan Arabic connection to picture Palestinian uprising. 

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