san francisco resident, bianca fernandez, who is african-american, peruvian, and native american, brought her wife and stepson. >> we are not palestinian, but we are indigenous. those of us who have gone through our own hardships, our ancestors going through the same thing, we are here to show support for the palestinian people. >> reporter: this is the second protest in two days for the family. >> i felt really good about my first day of protest because you are protesting about what is happening in palestine, and dissolve it. >> reporter: explain your sign. >> my sign says cease-fire, because we need to stop the cease-fire in gaza. >> reporter: a few pro israel protesters also showed up. >> they ripped the flag out of our hands, hit my friend with a stick and pepper sprayed us. i would rather not say my name, for fear of retribution from this group. >> this is the scariest time it has ever been to be jewish in my life. i have never felt so threatened, for the way i was born. >> reporter: pro-palestinian protesters stood behind barricades, chanting, for several hours, outside, as the gala