A hotel employee in Cambria, California, was fired after verbally confronting an Israeli couple, telling them “Free Palestine” and accusing them of being “baby killers.”

Footage of the incident spread rapidly across social media after being posted online.

The video shows the Israeli couple arriving at the hotel to check into rooms they had reserved when the front desk worker began berating them while recording the interaction himself. He later uploaded the footage to social media, writing that he had “never looked the devil in the eye” the way he did that night and claiming there were “child murderers” staying at the hotel.

During the confrontation, the Israeli woman told the employee that he was expected to remain professional and provide equal treatment to all guests. She was later heard telling her husband in Hebrew, “I’m afraid he will break into our room and do something to us.”

A young child could also be heard in the background repeatedly calling out, “Mommy, mommy.”

According to reports circulating online, the family ultimately decided not to stay at the hotel and found accommodations elsewhere.

Pro-Israel activist Hen Mazzig reacted to the incident by noting that the employee’s dismissal did not end the controversy.

“The employee was fired. This is where the story usually ends. It does not end here. He launched a GoFundMe called ‘Support Ryan’s Stand for Justice.’ Almost $8,000 raised in roughly a day. In his own words, he was let go for ‘speaking up on the genocide.’”

“That is one version of events. The other version is on camera. This is what 2026 looks like for Jews,” he concluded.