Envelope containing white powder mailed to Israeli consulate in NY
Hate letter decorated with swastikas, written in Hebrew; unidentified substance declared nontoxic
Entrance to the Israeli Consulate in New York City (screen capture: Google Street View)
A letter decorated with swastikas that contained an unidentified white powder was mailed to the Israeli consulate in New York.
The letter was received on Thursday afternoon, the New York Daily News reported, citing police sources.
The powder was determined to be nontoxic, according to the report.
The envelope also contained a hate letter, written in Hebrew, and was decorated with swastikas.
Early Wednesday morning, a pink swastika was spray-painted across the doors of the Sutton Place Synagogue, in New York’s Midtown Manhattan area, the newspaper reported. Surveillance video shows three men near the synagogue, with one spraypainting the doors.
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