Swastikas painted on the walls of synagogue in the central Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot, June 21, 2017. (Jerusalem Police)
Swastikas were found painted on walls throughout the central Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot Wednesday, including inside a synagogue, police said in a statement.
Officers were called to the scene when a worshiper at the Lelov synagogue on Kfar Nahum Street in the neighborhood alerted police to four swastikas painted by vandals on the walls.
Once they arrived, forensic investigators discovered three holy books that had apparently also been set on fire by the vandals.
In a search of the area, officers then identified two additional incidents of swastikas being painted on walls at the entrances to residential buildings.
Swastikas painted on the walls of apartment buildings in the central Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot, June 21, 2017. (Courtesy Jerusalem Police)
A preliminary forensic check concluded they were painted by the same perpetrators.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Editionby email and never miss our top stories
Police have launched an investigation, the statement said, but no suspects have been arrested.
Swastikas painted on the walls of a synagogue in the central Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot, June 21, 2017. (Courtesy Jerusalem Police)
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
