This is the Forward’s coverage of vandalism, including antisemitic attacks against Jews.
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Ditches Bulletproof Popemobile for Israel Trip
(Reuters) — Pope Francis is shunning bulletproof vehicles during his trip to the Middle East this month, insisting that he use a normal car and be allowed to be as close to people as possible, the Vatican said on Thursday. The Vatican, briefing reporters on the trip, also confirmed that a rabbi and an Islamic…
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Fast Forward Mark Rothko ‘Black on Maroon’ Restored After Tate Gallery Vandalism
(Reuters) — A Mark Rothko painting vandalised at London’s Tate Modern gallery 18 months ago went back on public view on Tuesday after the first-ever effort to strip graffiti ink off a major artwork without damaging the layers of paintwork. Rothko’s “Black on Maroon” was attacked in October 2012 by an aspiring artist who scrawled…
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Fast Forward Catholics Warn of ‘Poison’ Atmosphere of Hate as Visit of Pope Francis Nears
Two weeks ahead of Pope Francis’s trip to the Holy Land, the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem said vandal attacks by suspected Jewish extremists “poison the atmosphere” of the papal visit. Patriarch Fouad Twal, the Church’s senior cleric in the Holy Land, described the so-called “price tag” attacks as acts of “terror” and called on…
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Fast Forward Anti-Christian Wave in Israel Worries Church as Pope Francis VIsit Nears
(Reuters) — The Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem, preparing for a papal visit later this month, has expressed alarm over threats to Christians scrawled by suspected Jewish extremists on church property in the Holy Land. In an incident on Monday, “Death to Arabs and Christians and all those who hate Israel” was daubed in Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Teaneck Students Busted for ‘Craziest’ School Vandalism
Students in Teaneck, N.J., might have taken senior prank season a bit too far this year. At least, that’s what the police are saying. More than 60 Teaneck High School seniors were arrested overnight for breaking into their school, flipping desks, greasing doorknobs and peeing on floors. The students could potentially face criminal mischief and…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Vandals Deface Grave of Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Brother
A Holocaust memorial and the grave of the brother of the late Lubavitcher rebbe were vandalized in Ukraine, amid a string of anti-Semitic attacks in the country. The Holocaust Memorial in Sevastopol in the Crimean Peninsula was spray painted in red with a hammer and sickle and the letters USSR, and with what appeared to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Vandals Attack Christian Village
The tires of 40 cars and trucks were slashed and a hateful message was sprayed on a wall in a Christian village near Safed. The vandalism was discovered Thursday morning. It is the second attack apparently aimed at Christians in one week. The message sprayed on a wall of the Jish village read “Only goyim…
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Fast Forward Tokyo Police Make Arrest in Anne Frank Vandalism
Tokyo Metropolitan Police reportedly have arrested a man in connection with the vandalism of hundreds of copies of “The Diary of Anne Frank” in city libraries. The Tokyo resident, identified in the March 12 announcement of his arrest as an “unemployed man in his 30s,” made a statement admitting to some involvement in the vandalism…
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