Antisemitic Incident Report: May 6-12, 2023

May 9, 2023

New findings in the case of the recent Texas shooting have confirmed the neo-Nazi views of the shooter as photos have been discovered of his swastika and SS tattoos. In Georgia, a swastika was discovered drawn in an elementary-school bathroom while in Florida one was found at a high school. A Jewish professor at the University of Delaware found a swastika drawn near her office door. In Michigan, a woman found a swastika spray painted on a tree visible from her home. Antisemitic fliers in Missouri have prompted community discussion as have fliers distributed in Virginia. At the University of California-Irvine, the Muslim Student Union and Students for Justice in Palestine held a “Palestine Day” event that featured an “apartheid wall.” Canadian politician Danielle Smith apologized after video emerged in which she compared vaccinate Canadians to Nazis. In “Ye” news, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West is apparently “cleaning house” on his so-called presidential campaign with treasurer Patrick Krason resigning after claiming that recently returned advisor Milo Yiannopoulos had broken campaign finance law. Yiannopoulos is accused of misusing Greene’s campaign credit card to pay for the West campaign’s website.

May 10, 2023

In the Tree of Life shooting trial, jury selection continued, and the recent mass shooting in Texas came up during questioning. In a University of California-San Diego bathroom someone used human excrement to draw swastikas. The Global Network on Extremism and Technology released a report detailing the revitalization of the racist, antisemitic Christian Identity movement. In Austria, house searches were conducted against individuals accused of illegally distributing Nazi propaganda. Weapons and Nazi memorabilia were seized. In Brussels, an apartment was vandalized with five red spray-painted swastikas.