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California coffee shop fires antisemitic employees who blocked Jewish customer from using bathroom
nypost.com ^ | December 10, 2023 | Richard Pollina

Posted on 12/11/2023 7:27:29 AM PST by lowbridge

Three employees at a California coffee shop who were seen blocking a Jewish woman from using the bathroom while making anti-Israel comments in a now-viral video are now out of a java job.

Amy and Chris Hillyard, the owners of Farley’s East in Oakland, posted on social media Sunday that the employees seen on the video berating the customer “was shocking and unacceptable” and they are now jobless due to their actions.

“We do not tolerate any behavior at Farley’s that makes people feel unwelcome or unsafe. Because this act was not aligned with our values, the employees involved in the incident are no longer employed by Farley’s,” the Hillyards posted on the shop’s social media.

“Events like these strike fear in the Jewish community and perpetuate the rise of anti-Semitism in our community and around the world.”

“We can and must do better — and this starts with us creating a safe space for anyone who patronizes our coffeehouse.”

The video, recorded by the customer, showed three of its employees blocking the woman from using the shop’s restroom.

As the customer stands her ground, insisting on using the public restroom, another employee says, “I know Israel loves taking private property and saying it’s their own, but we got to head [out],” while gesturing his hand toward the door.

The customer, who claims to have gone into the bathroom beforehand and noticed antisemitic graffiti written on the mirror saying, “Zionism = fascism” and “Your neutrality/apathy is enabling genocide” scribbled on a diaper-changing station, was attempting to re-enter to document the remarks when the employees prevented her.

One of the employees started telling the customer the café was “private property” and she needed to leave.

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Jewish woman kicked out of cafe after complaining about antisemitic graffiti scrawled all over bathroom, berated with hate by workers

1 posted on 12/11/2023 7:27:29 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

$10 says the State Labor Board opens a discrimination investigation by tomorrow morning.


2 posted on 12/11/2023 7:32:39 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: eyeamok

For antisemitism? Good.


3 posted on 12/11/2023 7:33:42 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: lowbridge
The stance that 'Jews worldwide represent Israel' and should be somehow vilified SHOULD BE met with an equal and inverse of 'Muslims worldwide represent Hamas.'

But the Democrats, progressives, other assorted Leftists and Muslims would complain that this was "Islamophobic."

4 posted on 12/11/2023 7:38:43 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: lowbridge

How long before the ex-employees appear on CNN? (spit)


5 posted on 12/11/2023 7:40:42 AM PST by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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To: lowbridge

now try it with a MAGA hat


6 posted on 12/11/2023 7:54:39 AM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: lowbridge

Anyone want to guess the party affiliation of the employees?

Bueller? Bueller?


7 posted on 12/11/2023 8:03:36 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: lowbridge

And they call everyone else the Nazis. Baffles me how people tolerate this level of stupid.


8 posted on 12/11/2023 8:16:30 AM PST by Hadean
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To: lowbridge

A lot of students need to be similarly ejected from Universities, too.


9 posted on 12/11/2023 8:19:01 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: lowbridge

Fire them, then jail them.


10 posted on 12/11/2023 8:37:25 AM PST by I want the USA back (Democracy dies when you take away from those who work and give to those who won't. Khrushchev.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
"Anyone want to guess the party affiliation of the employees?"

The Nazicrat Party of Führer Newsome.

11 posted on 12/11/2023 8:41:23 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: lowbridge

The business in question is temporarily closed, according to the interweb.


12 posted on 12/11/2023 8:52:41 AM PST by GSWarrior
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To: eyeamok

Or get ready for a “visit” from a “disgruntled” ex-employee.


13 posted on 12/11/2023 8:54:09 AM PST by DPMD (ua)
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Or get ready for a “visit” from a “disgruntled” ex-employee.

Yep.

14 posted on 12/11/2023 8:59:28 AM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: lowbridge

How did they know the costumer was Jewish , do they make Jews wear a Yellow star when they enter the shop?


15 posted on 12/11/2023 8:59:58 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Carl Vehse

AKA DemocRats.


16 posted on 12/11/2023 9:06:52 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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To: lowbridge
The article isn't clear on how the possessed bigots determined the woman was Jewish? Was it her objection to the graffiti? The article also says these left lunatics were incensed at her use of "mis-gendering" someone.

Is there any wonder as to why so many are fleeing Kalifornication?

17 posted on 12/11/2023 9:10:56 AM PST by JesusIsLord ( )
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To: lowbridge

WHERE do these people come from? I mean did they grow up with NO boundaries?


18 posted on 12/11/2023 9:17:06 AM PST by SMARTY ("A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies." Tennyson)
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To: dhs12345

My thoughts exactly.


19 posted on 12/11/2023 9:21:47 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Jamestown1630

Well said.


20 posted on 12/11/2023 9:22:30 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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