Controversy Over Symbolism at Museum

I'm sorry to take offense, but does your manager know you're wearing

the

Palestinian keffiyeh here at the People's History Museum, a taxpayer-funded

museum?

Sorry, madam, does your manager know that you're wearing

a symbol of, uh, Hamas here?

Excuse me, sir, are you the manager?

Um, no, but-

Um, I'm just-

Is there something you want?

Yeah, please. Um, I went to use the bathroom.

I noticed she's wearing a symbol of Palestinian resistance, and I think this,

this

is a government-funded building.

It's not government.

Taxpayer.

We are an independent charity.

Okay, well, that makes it even worse then. Even worse.

Right, well, are you filming me? Why?

I am because I don't think this should be allowed.

I don't think you should be allowed to film, uh,

unless you have the consent of the

person.

No, but this is a political point. While y--

while they're still holding hostages,

I think your little smirk is very offensive, young lady.

And, uh-

I don't think she's offensive because she's doing nothing.

But Hamas killed over a thousand people, and they're holding hostages, including

children.

But she's not wearing a... She's not wearing a-

She's wearing the symbol of, of Hamas. Yeah.

That's not a symbol of Hamas.

At the moment, whilst they're still holding hostages,

this is disgusting, and it's

also a tacit support for the rapists, the murderers, the hostage takers.

I think you're being inappropriate.

If, if you can't-

No, I think that scarf-- So-sorry, so, so she can be inappropriate, but if I take

offense to it, I'm suddenly inappropriate.

You cannot attack verbally anyone. That's what you're doing at the moment.

No, no, I'm not. I'm, I'm speaking calmly. I've not raised my voice.

I, I, I've taken great offense. I'm not Jewish,

but I have many Jewish friends, and

some of them actually have lost family members in the October seventh

attack, and you think it's okay to smirk at me

wearing that symbol of

resistance?

I'm not smirking.

So-

I'm not smirking, and I will protect my freedom of

expression wherever I want.

But knowing then that-- Maybe you were ignorant.

Maybe you didn't know that Jewish people might find

that as a symbol of rape and

murder. But knowing now that it is-

I don't think it is. I don't think it is either.

Sorry, can I have your name?

No.

You can have my name-