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A swastika was left on a wall of the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia

A Holocaust memorial in Philadelphia has been vandalised with a swastika as acts of antisemitism continue to rise across the country.

The Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza said in a post that earlier this weekend, an unidentified figure vandalised a wall of the plaza, drawing a large swastika.

The memorial’s post described it as “a disgusting act of antisemitism that comes amid a staggering spike in anti-Jewish hatred across Philadelphia and the country more broadly”.

While the swastika graffiti has been removed from the wall, according to NBC, the organisation is asking anyone who may have any information about the vandalism to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 81 points 9 months ago (44 children)

Not this shit again. American Jews are not Israeli. American Muslims are not Hamas. We're Americans. We have nothing to do with what's going on over there. Stop making us the targets of your bigotry!

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

People have held hatred for Jews long before this. I doubt the people putting up swastikas are doing so from bleeding hearts over Palestine.

It's just that now their hatred is perceived as more socially acceptable to be public with given the general "anti-Zionist" attitudes.

For a lot of white supremacists, 'Zionist' has been a code word for 'Jews' for a very long time now. And their hatred for 'Zionists' has a lot more to do with antisemitism than it does with any concerns over territory boundaries.

So they've been rejoicing over everyone suddenly seeming to be in agreement that their hatred is justified, and are now acting out more broadly.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Maybe, in Toronto the pro-Palestine people are the ones attacking Jewish people/businesses

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

If by "we" you mean Americans, then we certainly do have a lot to do with funding and supplying Israel's genocide machine. I'm not justifying what happened, just pointing out that our leaders are making us complicit in all this shit.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

I didn't fund anything. No one asked me whether or not I wanted to fund Israel. But I get shit for it anyway because of who my ancestors are.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago

Antisemites can fuck off and die. We’ve got no room for this Nazi ass bullshit

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] jwt@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

Especially Illinois nazis.

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

Trump’s America want to be seen now. The light are on, yet the cockroaches won’t scurry.

[–] BlackNo1@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

nazi cunts fuck off

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I hope they catch the racist Trump supporters responsible for this.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

For what it's worth, and hopefully thats not nothing, my personal expirences with American Jews paints them much more progressive and compassionate than the typical American. I abhor that they get caught up in this nonsense, especially when so many of them even shed off the propaganda around 'birthright' and know exactly what's happening and have to reckon with the fact that a far right state conducts this violence in their name and religion.

Shame on whoever uses current events as cover for stuff like this. Not only is that symbol never okay, but if you're gonna bring any kind of heat to someone, make damn sure it's someone responsible for what you're upset about. This is just lazy and racist.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Israel using the good Jewish name as a shield for their Genocide is the root cause of rising Anti-Semitsm.

Anytime a politician calls criticism of israel Anti-Semitic they should be charged with a hate crime.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism is, itself, anti-Semitic

[–] BrokebackHampton@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

America sowing Zionism: Yes…Ha Ha Ha…Yes!

America reaping Neonazism: This fucking sucks…

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

It is fucking mind blowing with these people. Either the Holocaust happened or it didn't. Pick a fucking lane.

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