Samuel Stein, 79, was targeted by Michael Napier, 78, in Glasgow city centre‘s Argyle Street between February and June 2025.
Mr Stein – of the Glasgow Friends of Israel group – claimed that he was called a baby killer among other insults.
He added that he was picked on by Napier and the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign group because of his Jewish religion.
Napier, of West Calder, West Lothian, was found guilty of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards Mr Stein.
The offences were aggravated by prejudice related to religion, or a social or cultural group with a perceived religious affiliation.
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard from part-time IT consultant Mr Stein in evidence.
He stated that he went to Barclays Bank on Argyle Street when he observed Mr Napier’s group protesting on Argyle Street.
Mr Stein said that he started recording the pro-Palestine rally and was later approached by Napier outside the bank.
Prosecutor Gail Campbell asked the witness what Napier said to him.
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Mr Stein replied: “He asked me what I think about the chief spiritual leader of the Israeli Defence Force who supports the rape of comely gentile women and would I like to comment.”
The witness later stated that he called Napier a “moron.”
He said: “I believe he asked me as he knows I’m Jewish – he would have wanted me to possibly agree with what he was proclaiming this man does.
“I think he wanted to put me on the spot as a Jewish person to say that is was okay to rape gentile women.”
A video of the incident was shown to the court where Napier says to Mr Stein on camera: “What a creep.”
Napier also states that Mr Stein sends pictures of protesters to Tel Aviv.
When asked to comment on the nature of the words used in the video, Mr Stein replied: “Baby killer is the one I find the most insulting as I am not a baby killer and that is what these people are calling me in the streets of Glasgow.”
Footage was shown of another incident where Napier says: “This man supports the people who are breaking the hands of Palestinian surgeons to prevent them carrying out operations. He supports the killing of children…he is a low life.”
Napier was further heard to tell his supporters to “move away” from “contaminated” Mr Stein.
In the final incident, Napier told Mr Stein that he is “just a pathetic little s***.”
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When asked how he felt by Miss Campell, Mr Stein stated: “Angry and disappointed that it happened in Glasgow.
“I’m afraid to some extent people hearing him could do me harm.
“It was only a week ago that someone was killed in Australia.
“This is what these people were doing – he is serving hate on our streets.
“Jewish people cannot live peacefully on our streets.”
Mr Stein told Mark Harrower, defending, that the Glasgow Friends of Israel “deliberately opened an account [at Barclays] in the face of the disgraceful behaviour that takes place there every week.”
The lawyer later put to Mr Stein that videoing the pro-Palestinian group would likely provoke a reaction.
He replied: “I didn’t provoke any reaction.”
Sheriff John McCormack fined Napier £600 after he found him guilty.
In a statement after the verdict today, Mr Stein said: “The community have been aware for years of this man’s antisemitism.
“At last justice has caught up with him.”
