Church vandalised with anti-Semitic slur

Country: Netherlands

Date of incident: January 19, 2024


On January 19, an anti-Israel tag "F*ck Israel" was discovered on the floor of the New Church of Putten in Gelderland, the Netherlands. On New Year's Eve 2023, the memorial space in the same Veluwe village was also covered with a green star of David and the date "7 October 2023". This was a direct reference to the day when Hamas carried out a major terrorist attack on Israel, killing 1200 people.

In both cases, it is unclear who is behind the vandalism.

Source: NOS, omroep gld

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