Swastikas and 'Free Palestine': Four Jewish school buses vandalized in Brooklyn

Four buses belonging to Jewish educational institutions in Brooklyn were vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti, including 'Free Palestine'. Police are investigating as a hate crime; no arrests have been made.

Four buses belonging to Jewish educational institutions in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn were vandalized the day before yesterday (Monday) with swastikas and anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, and pro-Palestinian graffiti. Among the slogans spray-painted were 'Fuck Israel', 'Fuck Jews', 'Free Palestine', and 'America First'. The buses serve Hasidic communities, including Satmar, Sanz-Klausenburg, and Tiferes Yisrael school. The New York Police Department has opened a hate crime investigation, and no arrests have been reported so far. The incident occurred around 5:00 AM in the area of Bedford Avenue and Williamsburg Street West. The Hate Crime Task Force is investigating in cooperation with the organization 'Shomrim'. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul, and Attorney General Letitia James condemned the act. Councilman Lincoln Restler and Congressman Kalman Yeger also commented. The vandalism took place the day before the U.S. elections, and less than a month after a bomb threat against an educational institution in the area. The article notes the irony of vandalizing buses of communities that oppose Zionism with anti-Israel slogans.