Overview
- During a construction-site press conference on proposed real estate transfer tax changes, a woman outside shouted “Tax Israel” and “Tax the Jews,” which is clearly audible on video.
- Mayor Daniel Lurie condemned the remark as antisemitic, and Jewish advocacy groups and other officials issued public denunciations.
- San Francisco DSA organizers say the woman was not a member and that protesters told her to stop or tried to drown her out, with separate video showing the same woman chanting nearby.
- New on-site reporting and audio point to a single bystander rather than a coordinated group, and the Building and Construction Trades Council updated its initial statement to reflect that the chanter was unaffiliated with DSA.
- Lurie’s initial account described a “group” chanting, and his office has not indicated whether it will amend that description, while witnesses differ on how long the episode lasted.