"A hateful vandal scrawled red swastikas on the front of a Brooklyn yeshiva overnight Wednesday, just hours after the election of anti-Israel Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani raised fears of a new "normalization of antisemitism." Security staff called 911 when they discovered the hateful symbols drawn in red paint on the pillars and window of the Magen David Yeshiva on McDonald Avenue near Avenue S in Gravesend around 6:30 a.m., police said."
"The solo suspect, who wore all black during the brazen act, fled on foot and had not been arrested by early Wednesday, cops said. The hateful display sparked backlash from Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who urged Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to immediately condemn it. "Brooklyn's Jewish community wakes up to two swastikas at Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend," said Malliotakis, who represents Staten Island and parts of Southern Brooklyn."
"The disturbing discovery came hours after Jewish groups vowed to hold 34-year-old Mamdani - who frequently came under fire throughout his campaign for his anti-Israel ideology - "fully accountable." "Tonight the quiet normalization of antisemitism just got very loud. For years, Mayor-elect Mamdani's activism was steeped in coded language about Jews, performative boycotts, exclusion, and overt hostility toward Israel," Sarah Forman, Executive Director of New York Solidarity Network said. "Now, his views gain a platform with real consequences for the city that is home to the largest Jewish community in the diaspora.""
Red swastikas were painted in red on pillars and a window of Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend and were discovered by security staff who called 911 around 6:30 a.m. The solo suspect, dressed in all black, fled on foot and had not been arrested by early Wednesday while police investigated. The vandalism occurred hours after Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor-elect, raising fears of a new normalization of antisemitism. Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and local leaders condemned the graffiti and urged the mayor-elect to denounce it. Jewish groups vowed to hold Mamdani accountable and Sarah Forman criticized his activism for hostility toward Israel.
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