The leading candidate to win Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat faced a grilling at the hands of a pro-Palestinian activist at a busy establishment in San Francisco’s Mission District.
A viral, three-minute clip shows an unidentified agitator berating California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who advanced to the November general election for California’s 11th congressional district with 41% of the vote over Pelosi-endorsed Connie Chan.
U.S. Congressional candidate Scott Wiener was harassed by a Free Palestine activist. 🇺🇸
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) June 25, 2026
Scott, who is Jewish, had changed his stance on Israel, parroting the typical Free Palestine rhetoric, in order to get easy votes.
It turns out, to nobody's surprise, that he still isn't… pic.twitter.com/ZDXdpiEqQd
“There’s innocent children being killed in Palestine, and you gonna come here like it’s good but you pushing that genocidal agenda as a Zionist bro,” the man says. Senator Scott Wiener, /XThe man calls Wiener, who is Jewish, a “Zionist” and repeatedly demands that he say “Free Palestine.”
“There’s innocent children being killed in Palestine, and you’re gonna come here like it’s good, but you’re pushing that genocidal agenda as a Zionist bro,” the man says.
“Free Palestine,” he shouts. “Say Free Palestine right now on camera, dog. Say it!”
In the clip, Wiener sits awkwardly without responding as the man continues to pepper him with accusations and demands that he say “Free Palestine.”
Wiener sat awkwardly without talking, which he does through most of the interaction, and occasionally glanced away from the camera. @HenMazzig/X
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking at a celebration for Barney Frank. Getty Images
Wiener once stopped short of calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide,” but changed course in January after he refused to call out the country in a debate. Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via APWiener previously stopped short of calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide,” but changed course in January after refusing to call out Israel during a debate.
“For those of you who saw the debate clip from last week, I want to clarify that I do believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza,” Wiener said at the time. “To me the Israeli government has tried to destroy Gaza and to push Palestinians out. And that qualifies as genocide.”
Wiener will face off against Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, in the November election. Chan has also called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide.”
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