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Anti-Semitic Graffiti and Swastikas Deface Jewish School Buses in Brooklyn
Four yellow school buses used to transport students to Jewish educational institutions in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, were vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti on Monday morning. The vehicles belong to the Satmar and Klausenburg Hasidic communities, as well as Tiferes Yisroel, and serve local yeshivas.
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What happened
- 01Four Jewish school buses in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, were vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti on Monday morning.
- 02The spray-painted graffiti included swastikas alongside the slogans "Free Palestine," "USA first," and an insult targeting Israel.
- 03The targeted buses belong to the Satmar and Klausenburg Hasidic communities and Tiferes Yisroel, serving local yeshivas.
- 04The New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Unit and the Williamsburg Shomrim community patrol are investigating the incident.
- 05No suspects have been arrested in connection with the vandalism as of Tuesday.
- 06New York State Attorney General Letitia James and City Council Member Lincoln Restler condemned the vandalism as abhorrent.
- 07New York State Assembly member Kalman Yeger suggested the vandalism manifested the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" in Williamsburg.
Images from the scene showed the buses spray-painted with swastikas alongside slogans including "Free Palestine," "USA first," and an insult targeting Israel. The New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Unit, the 90th Precinct, and the Williamsburg Shomrim Jewish community patrol are investigating the incident, though no suspects have been arrested.
Local and state officials condemned the vandalism. New York State Attorney General Letitia James called the act despicable and urged anyone with information to contact law enforcement, while City Council Member Lincoln Restler denounced the graffiti as abhorrent and vile. New York State Assembly member Kalman Yeger suggested the incident represented a manifestation of the slogan "Globalize the Intifada" in Williamsburg.
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