Zach Metzger
Zach Metzger is running in 2023 for City Council in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1],[2]
White People Should Stop Telling Hamas How to Fight
In the wake of a horrific terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, Zach Metzger posted a video of himself[3] saying that "white people" have no right to tell Hamas how to fight.
- “When you are fighting for liberation, you have to do it by any means necessary”
Terrorize Elderly Man at Anti-Israel Protest
Zach Metzger posted a video on October 23, 2023 of a group of anti-Israel activists terrorizing an elderly man in his vehicle. The man was able to flee the scene, only to be chased by the protesters. Toward the end of the video, Zach Metzger is seen chasing the man, posting in part: "FIND THIS MAN !!"[4]
Intimidating Betty McCollum Staff
Zach Metzger posted a video of anti-Israel activists protesting in front of Rep. Betty McCollum's office with the text: "Your staff can't go home until they stop supporting Israel".[5]
A local news report covered the anti-Israel protest:[6]
- "Protesters in support of Palestinians gathered at Rep. Betty McCollum’s office in St. Paul on Wednesday night, demanding that she vote against President Joe Biden’s proposed $14 billion in aid to Israel.
- A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS camera captured protesters inside the building, banging on windows and chanting along with another contingent of demonstrators out in the parking lot. St. Paul police say just over a dozen protesters entered the building and refused to leave, and about 250-300 protesters blocked two sides of the same building.
- When officers entered the building after being contacted by McCollum’s staff around 9:30 p.m., they found 11 protesters inside and repeatedly asked to them to leave due to trespassing.
- Several protesters were later captured on camera being detained with zip ties, with police specifying later this was a group of 10 adults and one juvenile, and no force was used.
- According to police, the teen was released on scene to her parents, and the adults were cited and then released after being escorted off the property.
- The four staffers who were inside were later escorted out of the building after it was cleared by police..."
References
- ↑ Candidate filings (accessed Oct 26 2023)
- ↑ Affidavit of Candidacy (accessed Oct 26 2023)
- ↑ EndWokeness Post dated Oct 25, 2023 (accessed Oct 26 2023)
- ↑ EndWokeness Post dated Oct 23, 2023 (accessed Oct 26 2023)
- ↑ AlphaNewsMN post dated Oct 26, 2023 (accessed Oct 26 2023)
- ↑ Pro-Palestine protesters rally at Rep. Betty McCollum’s office, several detained by police (accessed Oct 26 2023)