Anti-Semitic Graffiti and Swastikas Deface Jewish School Buses in Brooklyn
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas were spray-painted on four buses serving Jewish students in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood. The New York City Police Department is investigating the incident as a hate crime, with no suspects apprehended yet. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James condemned the acts, vowing to combat anti-Semitism. The vandalism occurs amid a reported rise in anti-Semitic incidents and an exodus of Jewish families from New York.
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- Four Jewish school buses in Brooklyn were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti and swastikas.
- Slogans included "F--- Israel," "Free Palestine," and "America First."
- The NYPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime; no arrests have been made.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James condemned the vandalism.
- The incident follows a bomb threat to a yeshiva and a rise in anti-Semitic crimes in New York.
Four buses used to transport Jewish students to yeshivas in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, were vandalized with anti-Semitic hate speech and swastikas. Slogans found on the buses included "F--- Israel," "Free Palestine," and "America First." The buses belong to communities of Satmar Hasidic, Tiferes Yisroel, and Klausenburg. The New York City Police Department has launched an investigation into the incident, classifying it as a hate crime. No arrests have been made.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the vandalism on X, calling it a "despicable act" and stating that all New Yorkers, especially children, deserve to live free from such hate. He pledged to use all available means to combat anti-Semitism, bring the perpetrators to justice, and ensure hate has no place in the city.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James also denounced the act as "despicable," asserting that anti-Semitism and hate have no place in New York. According to the "New York Post," the incident occurred less than a month after one of the affected yeshivas received a bomb threat via phone. The report also notes a recent trend of many Jewish families leaving New York due to rising anti-Semitism. In the first nine months of 2026, New York police reported an almost 13% increase in hate crimes compared to the previous year, with anti-Semitic incidents constituting over half of these cases.
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