Violent, Pro-Hamas Vandalism Appears in Canadian Town
A Calgary Jewish organization issued a response Wednesday to anti-Israel graffiti sprayed on a series of road dividers near the Wilder institute/Calgary Zoo
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Violent, Pro-Hamas Vandalism Appears in Canadian Town
- October 23, 2024
A Calgary Jewish organization issued a response Wednesday to anti-Israel graffiti sprayed on a series of road dividers near the Wilder institute/Calgary Zoo.
The graffiti was spotted Monday afternoon on the north side of the zoo at the intersection of Zoo Road and Memorial Drive N.E.
A number of panels have been sprayed. One said, “Death to Israel, Death to Canada and Death to the USA.” A second said, “Resistance” and a third said, “No to genocide.”
A fourth said, “We are all Samidoun.”
“Samidoun” is the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which describes itself as “an international network of organizers and activists working to build solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for freedom.”
On Oct. 15, the Government of Canada announced that it has listed Samidoun as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.
Lisa Libin issued the following statement on behalf of the Calgary Jewish Federation Wednesday afternoon.
“We are deeply disturbed by the graffiti found in Calgary that features the red triangle symbol associated with propaganda from the listed terror entity Hamas,” it said.. “This hateful message goes beyond an attack on Israel alone; it is a direct threat to Canada and our collective shared values.
“The appearance of this violent rhetoric on our streets is a chilling reminder that anti-Semitism and hatred, in all their forms, continue to pose a real threat to our safety and society and rooted in hate and violent extremism.
“This incident underscores the urgent need to strengthen Canada’s hate crime laws to ensure that threats like these are treated with the gravity they deserve.”
In a statement sent to CTV News, the Calgary police said they were notified at noon Monday about the graffiti and have deemed it a hate-motivated incident.
“The investigation is ongoing and we ask anyone who may have witnessed the vandalism or may have dash-cam footage to contact police.
“Hate-motivated crimes are recognizable crimes, like assault, theft, vandalism or any other crime, where the offender was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate that is based on one of nine personal characteristics of the victim.”
For more information on how and why to report hate-related incidents, go to reporthate.ca.
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