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(Jewish Group) American Federation of Teachers' Building (and others) Tagged with Antisemitic Graffi
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)
From the American Federation of Teachers:
“On Tuesday, Dec. 11, and Wednesday, Dec. 12, several public areas around the American Federation of Teachers’ Washington, D.C., office building–including a wall on one side of the AFT’s building–were defaced with a yellow spray-painted message reading “I want Jexit!” The incidents were reported to local police, and some of the graffiti has been removed.
The AFT’s initial research confirms the phrase has anti-Semitic connotations, has been used previously to slur Jewish people and Jewish identity, and is popular in online spaces that cater to hate and nationalism.
The AFT has also reached out to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center to further investigate the meaning and significance of the term used in the message. The SPLC has added images of it to its monitoring database, which tracks hate speech around the country.
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