A California hotel is facing backlash after a staff member was caught on video allegedly harassing Jewish and Israeli guests with antisemitic remarks, including asking one couple, “Are you a baby killer?”
The confrontation reportedly took place Thursday at Oceanpoint Ranch in Cambria, California, according to hotel officials and videos widely circulated across social media platforms.
The incident began after a hotel employee allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” as an Israeli couple was leaving the lobby, according to captions accompanying the footage shared on Instagram and X. The female guest, described online as a dual Israeli citizen, then confronted the worker over the remark.
“All I said was free Palestine,” the employee says at the beginning of the video, which starts after the initial exchange had already occurred.
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The woman responded by telling the employee that he was expected to remain “completely objective” when dealing with guests and said he “should be embarrassed of himself.”
The situation quickly escalated, with the employee firing off a series of hostile questions toward the couple, including “Are you a Zionist?” “Are you a baby killer?” and “Did you serve in the IDF?”
Throughout the roughly one-minute video, the male guest is largely silent and is seen speaking only in Hebrew to the woman while the employee continues confronting them.
The social media post accompanying the footage also targeted the male guest directly, stating: “As for the satanic … sitting in the corner of shame, he had no words when being called what he really is… just a dirty Zionist.”
Oceanpoint Ranch confirmed that management is aware of the incident. General Manager Angel Gonzalez issued a statement condemning the behavior shown in the video.
“The conduct depicted in the video does not reflect the standards of professionalism, respect, and hospitality we strive to uphold. We take this matter seriously and have initiated an immediate internal review,” the statement said.
Gonzalez added that the hotel had apologized directly to the guests involved and was actively addressing their concerns. He also confirmed that the employee in question had resigned following the incident.
“Our hotel is committed to ensuring all guests feel welcomed, respected, and safe, and we remain dedicated to providing a positive and professional environment for every guest and employee,” the statement concluded.
The employee has reportedly been identified online as 24-year-old Ryan Smith, who social media accounts claim is currently serving in the military, according to Mossad Commentary.
A man identifying himself as the employee later posted on Instagram that he had been dismissed “for speaking up on the genocide and ethnic cleansing ongoing within the Middle East.”
Smith also reportedly describes himself online as a “Free Palestine activist.”
The video rapidly spread online and has reportedly drawn more than 400,000 views on Instagram alone, triggering outrage from numerous public figures and antisemitism watchdogs.
Among those condemning the incident were Israeli writer Hen Mazzig and Leo Terrell, who chairs the Department of Justice’s antisemitism task force.
“If true, this is outrageous. Termination is not good enough! This hotel needs to be investigated. I’m not satisfied with a single termination,” Terrell wrote on X.
Good luck finding another position… Try may be in Gaza!
All this Jew-hatred and “baby killer” comments are really not surprising after the poor job even religious Jews and Orthodox media did of ideological defense.
All we heard from the Orthodox media and pundits was that it’s okay to kill “innocent civilians” in urban warfare because that’s just how it goes – and isn’t nice that Israel’s percentage of dead “innocent civilians” is lower than average for urban warfare?
Of course, no normal person nowadays accepts the pursuit of terrorists as justifying the deaths of tens of thousands of “innocent civilians.
Rather, Jewish pundits and media (especially the Orthodox) should’ve presented the truth: There are NO innocent civilians in Gaza.
Every single Gazan participated in the torture and murder of Jews (including hostages) to the best of their ability and access, regardless of age or gender.
As we all know, it’s all on video for any necessary verification.
The Gazans in the South are aligned with brutal criminal clans, while the rest of the Gazans affiliate with one terror org or another (whether Hamas or PIJ or Fatah or Army of Islam, etc.).
Please, fellow Jews and Jewish media, stop collaborating with this false narrative of “the innocent civilian” in Gaza.
This all stands in conjunction with Chazal’s classic reasons for Jew-hatred, eg., that Jews need to be more solidly Jewish, happier and more committed to Torah and mitzvos from deep inside.
To stop accepting the false Leftist secular narrative of “innocent civilians” in Gaza actually shows loyalty to Am Yisrael and Hashem by not whitewashing the evil acts against Am Yisrael by the Gazans of all ages and both genders.
(Example: The Gazan woman who physically attacked the bleeding and wounded Eliya Cohen when terrorists brought him into Gaza is not patur in Hashem’s Eyes just ’cause she’s female.)
Make Californians happy and Palestinians happy and ship them off to California.
You could ask many people from planned parenthood if they are baby killers as well. If the persons point that he disagrees about what he heard in Gaza – so disagree – who cares – you have no deah or understanding to even have a valid opinion. He means nothing and knows nothing. People need to learn humility and keep quiet.
That’s an excellent point, particularly in connection to late abortions in which the baby is often born alive.
Is this a kosher hotel?