More police to patrol Minneapolis places of worship following Temple Israel antisemitic graffiti
Minneapolis will increase patrols around all houses of worship in the city after Temple Israel, the state’s largest Jewish house of worship, was tagged with hateful graffiti Wednesday.
Mayor Jacob Frey, who is Jewish, posted photos of the graffiti on X, which showed threatening language about Zionism and a direct reference to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel. Tuesday was the two-year anniversary of the attack.
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At a press conference late Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.
In anticipation of the terrorist attack’s anniversary, O’Hara said patrols were already directed to focus on all houses of worship. He said more resources would be invested “for the foreseeable future.”
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Within the last two weeks, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has also voiced concerns over two separate incidents at the Al Hikma Mosque in Minneapolis. O’Hara said Wednesday that an arrest in the case had been made and charges were pending.
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