A restaurant owner has come under fire after describing Jews as a “death cult” and sharing a photo of an Israeli soldier depicted as a blood-soaked pig on social media.
Nick Stone, who runs the luxury restaurant Bistro St Jacques in Redfern, in Sydney’s inner west, sparked outrage after posting the images on his Instagram page on October 7, the anniversary of the Hamas massacre in Israel.
Stone posted a photo of a pig, dripping blood, dressed in an Israel Defense Forces uniform next to a Star of David. The Australian reported.
“In memory of today, October 7, the day we all learned that the Jews moved to Israel (sic) and the absolute death cult they have shown us all that they are,” the caption reads .
It ends with: “Glory to the resistance.”
Another post, addressed to the Australian Jewish Association and showing a distraught child in Gaza, reads: ‘Here’s to your October 7th… May your children endure the same hardships.’
Daily Mail Australia contacted Stone for comment and asked if he regretted his posts and if he would now apologize to the Jewish community.
According to his company website, he runs a “neighborhood French bistro” with “warm hospitality” that “brings our locals back again and again” and currently has a 4.4-star rating on Google.
A restaurant owner has come under fire after describing Jews as a “death cult” and sharing a photo on social media of an Israeli soldier depicted as a blood-soaked pig.
Nick Stone, who runs the luxury restaurant Bistro St Jacques in Redfern, in Sydney’s inner west, sparked outrage after posting the images on his Instagram page on October 7, the anniversary of the Hamas massacre in Israel.
But warmth did not extend to him in the backlash on the Bistro St Jacques Facebook page on Tuesday.
In response to a post from three days ago asking, “What’s better than sitting outside with a glass of excellent Pinot, enjoying the views and sharing a chat with Nick, the owner of Bistro St Jacques?”, several people mentioned your opinion. comments last week.
“No thanks, not with an owner who is so anti-Semitic and full of hate that it’s built into the food he cooks,” one commenter said.
Another wrote: “Disgraceful comments from the anti-Semitic owner and supporter of terrorism.”
‘I was just wondering how much for one facet of anti-Semitism?’ said another.
Comments on the Facebook post were deleted by mid-morning.
Mr. Stone said The Australian He had “no comment to make on what was a personal Instagram post” about the IDF on October 7.
“My comment was about the actions of the IDF, actions that have been condemned by many reputable international bodies,” he said.
“This was not about Jews being welcome in my restaurant like people of all other religions and no faith are.”
A post declaring his support for a “Free Palestine” on Mr. Stone’s Instagram account
The head of the Australian Jewish Association, Robert Gregory, condemned Stone’s posts and said some of the images and words were “straight Nazi-style hate”.
“There is nothing to be proud of about October 7, the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, which involved the rape of women and the murder of children,” he said.
‘Such ugly anti-Semitism has no place in Australia and even less so in Redfern, which is considered a tolerant neighbourhood.
“Jews and anyone who is against racism will probably want to avoid this restaurant.”