CA-11: Scott Wiener rages at Rome Pride for banning major LGBTQ+ Jewish org: "Straight up antisemitic"

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) of California, a gay and Jewish candidate for Congress from San Francisco, is speaking out over a decision by organizers of Rome Pride to bar a major Jewish LGBTQ+ organization from the event because it “failed to distance itself from the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”

“This is straight up antisemitic & reflective of Jews being pushed out of progressive spaces unless we meet litmus test standards applied to no one else — only to Jews,” Wiener said in a post to X on Tuesday. “If you’re a ‘good Jew,’ you’re in. If you’re a ‘bad Jew,’ you’re out.” The one-time San Francisco supervisor is running to replace former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA

Rome Pride’s decision to bar the group Keshet Italia from the city’s Pride parade is the latest clash between Pride organizers, Jewish LGBTQ+ groups, and supporters of Palestine triggered by the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the Israeli government’s invasion of Gaza that followed.

“We are fully capable of distinguishing between the Israeli government and the Jewish community, made up of both LGBTQIA+ and non-LGBTQIA+ people, and we could never attribute to the latter responsibility for the criminal acts of war carried out by a genocidal government,” Rome Pride said in a statement explaining its decision.





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