ALERT: In New York, swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti painted on houses and synagogues
Sources confirm that the following story has emerged from the international scene.
Screenshot of a photograph posted on May 4, 2026 on the Instagram account of Julie Menin, President of the New York City City Council. JULIE MENIN/INSTAGRAM Anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas, have been painted on Jewish homes and synagogues in New York, the police and a municipal official announced on Monday, May 4. This incident is part of a series of anti-Semitic acts targeting the city’s Jewish community. Playgrounds, places of worship and the metro have already been targeted. In the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens, an exterior wall of a synagogue was covered with a swastika and the words “Heil Hitler,” as seen in images posted on social media. Police confirmed to Agence France-Presse that “several locations had been vandalized” but that no arrests had been made at this stage as the investigation was ongoing. “Several synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti,” confirmed Julie Menin, Democrat, president of the New York City Council, on social networks. “In the face of rising anti-Semitism here and around the world, we will always defend our Jewish community and fight against hatred,” she continued. The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat, defender of the Palestinian cause who has described Israel as an “apartheid regime”, has been accused by members of the Jewish community of fueling the sharp increase in anti-Semitism through his political positions, an accusation he refutes. According to recent figures from the New York Police Department, anti-Semitic incidents jumped 182% between January 2025 and January 2026 in the megacity, which is home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. Zohran Mamdani has already pledged to “remain steadfast alongside [des] Jews [de New York] to eradicate the scourge of anti-Semitism from [la] city ”. Read also | Article reserved for our subscribers The challenges of Zohran Mamdani, inaugurated mayor of New York during an open-air party Read later Le Monde with AFP
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