FULL VIDEO: Salt Lake City bar owner Michael Valentine defends 'No Zionists Allowed' post

The owner of a Salt Lake City bar who announced he’s banning "Zionists" in his establishment, said he’s on the right side of the law, but a local attorney thinks the policy is a law breaker.
“Are you anti-Semitic?” 2News asked Michael Valentine, owner of Weathered Waves, which only recently was given a license to serve alcohol at the Gateway.
“No I am not,” replied the one-time candidate for Salt Lake City mayor, and who also plans to run for county mayor. “It’s not anti-Semitic to be anti-Zionist. It’s not anti-Semitic to call out genocide.“
Valentine is now getting national attention, and his bar may now be at the center of a debate touched off by Hamas’ attack on Israel in early October-killing and kidnapping more than 1,200 people-and Israel’s fierce response, in which tens of thousands have been killed in Gaza.
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[@5thlegion123]

Guy is such a sad little man 😂.

[@BrandonBallantine]

“How do you tell…” Zionist comes in yelling about sign. What are you not understanding?

[@georgem3099]

Thank you Michael !

[@Gotrek-sk8rq]

First 60 seconds and man destroyed that reporters talking points. Imma have to go buy me a cider. And I fucking hate cider.

[@user6337]

All he does is yap, only commies would take his shit seriously

[@georgem3099]

I appreciate you so much standing up for humanity

[@5thlegion123]

Discriminating against Jews isn't standing up for humanity 😂.

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@5thlegion123 Not all Jewish are Zionists. The Jews are a beautiful people with a rich culture. Zionists are extremists who think apartheid and genocide are OK.

[@Dgafsranger]

He is standing against it while gaslighting others

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@5thlegion123 No, discrimination wouldn't be standing up for humanity but that's not what he's doing. You seem to think zionists=Jews when actually they are not the same thing. If you had listened to the video you might understand that. What do you think zionists are?

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@Dgafsranger When one has been gaslit for decades, truth might sound like gaslighting at first. Empathy can make it easier to see through falsehood.

[@DDBb993]

A perfect example of someone who needs to do his research.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

protect him at all costs.

[@5thlegion123]

He's about to lose everything 😂.

[@Dgafsranger]

So discrimination is ok as long as you agree with the agenda? That's pretty sad racist and hateful

[@timhansen3376]

❤

[@abbiesonntag3855]

🤜🫀🤛 THANK YOU MICHAEL!!

[@5thlegion123]

Must have very low standards 😂.

[@alicegauteng2358]

Thank you Michael. You are on the right side of history

[@5thlegion123]

Discrimination against Jews isn't on the right side of history.

[@lwdcourt]

If the right side requires ignorance and simple mindedness then you'd be right. Fortunately it has never been so!

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@5thlegion123 Not all Jews are Zionists. Jews are a beautiful people with a rich culture. Zionists are extremists who commit apartheid and genocide

[@Dgafsranger]

Umm no supporting terrorists is not the right side

[@haroldwhite5761]

@@Dgafsranger Good so you don't support Israel's genocide of Palestinians?

[@sv4996]

Honestly, no one cares, not news, stop giving chickbro publicity for his Gayteway shop. Not a typo BTW