Progressive California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who is Jewish, was heckled at a pro-transgender event in San Francisco over the weekend for his position on Israel and failure to forcefully condemn the country's intervention in Gaza. 

Wiener is running to replace the retiring former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Congress. 

Wiener, who is also gay, faced backlash from demonstrators at the event Friday largely stemming from a January debate in which he hesitated to call Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide – a position he later clarified by stating that he does, in fact, consider them genocide.

“Last night I attended the trans march, as I’ve done each year for the past 22 years since the first march in 2004,” the California lawmaker said in a statement on Saturday. 

“As I walked through Dolores Park to participate in a trans-led Pride Shabbat service in connection with the trans march, a group of people began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact. They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to safely remain in the park," he said. 

“You stopped being queer the moment you started supporting Israel,” said one protester in videos capturing the event. 

“You do not belong here anymore, Scott. I want to support someone who’s so positive on trans rights, but you’re a piece of sh*t on Gaza,” added another.

One protester attempted to force Wiener to repeat the phrase “Free Palestine,” while others shouted expletives and flashed middle fingers. 

Wiener confirmed that he was unable to attend the Jewish pride event as a result of the harassment. This follows a similar event on Wednesday where he was cornered in a bar by a man accusing him of having a “tainted bloodline.”

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie responded to the harassment via X, calling it “targeted, hateful, and antisemitic.”

Lurie added that San Francisco “welcome[s] disagreement and respectful dialogue around issues many of us feel passionately about – but we cannot allow harassment and threats of violence.”