US EditionHate Crime Probe Launched After “Death to IDF” Graffiti, Car Fires in Missouri
CLAYTON, MISSOURI, AUG 6 – The attack involved arson and antisemitic graffiti against a US citizen who served in the Israel Defense Forces, amid a 200% rise in antisemitic incidents nationwide, the Anti-Defamation League reported.
- The Clayton Police Department is investigating an antisemitic incident involving arson and graffiti targeting a resident who served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a hate crime.
- The FBI, the Department of Justice, and the Regional Bomb and Arson Unit have been requested to assist in the investigation.
- Local officials have condemned the incident and pledged to hold the perpetrators accountable while fostering a community of respect and inclusion.
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Fire-bombing targeting Jewish family, IDF veteran rocks St. Louis Jewish community
St. Louis’ Jewish community is reeling after a targeted antisemitic attack in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning on a family whose college-aged son served in the IDF. The family, living in a quiet suburban neighborhood with a significant Jewish population, found three of their cars burned and a message spray-painted on the street which read, in part, “Death to the IDF.” Another part of the message specifically targeted the IDF veteran, local n…
‘Death to the IDF’: Vandals target American IDF vet with graffiti, torched cars
The incident is being investigated as a hate crime, according to the Clayton Police Department. There are no suspects, and no injuries have been reported. By Jessica Schwalb, The Washington Free Beacon Three cars were torched next to graffiti that read “Death to the IDF” early Tuesday morning in a St. Louis-area incident targeting an American citizen who served in the Israel Defense Forces, according to local police and a Trump administration of…
FBI, Police Investigate Arson, Graffiti Targeting IDF Veteran in Missouri as Antisemitic Hate Crime
Graffiti spray-painted at the home of an IDF veteran in Clayton, Missouri. Photo: Screenshot Police in Clayton, Missouri, with the help of US federal agents, are investigating an attack at the home of an unnamed US citizen who served in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) as a hate crime. Law enforcement arrived on the scene at 3 am on Tuesday to discover three burning cars, believed to be set intentionally, and the antisemitic slogan “Death to the I…
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