Jerusalem man sprays ‘Holocaust in Gaza’ message at light rail station, arrested
The man was previously arrested for spraying the same phrase around Jerusalem twice before.
After being arrested twice before, a 27-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested on suspicion of spraying the phrase “There is a Holocaust in Gaza” on the central station of the Jerusalem Light Rail, Israel Police stated on Sunday.
The man was previously arrested for spraying the same phrase on one of the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as the Western Wall.
Graffiti paint saying ”There is a Holocaust in Gaza,” on the sidewalk at the central light rail station in Jerusalem. (credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
Earlier in August, antisemitic graffiti was found at the Western Wall and the Great Synagogue.
Security guards noticed the graffiti near Mugrabi Gate in the morning and alerted Israel Police. Police then discovered that a suspect had also allegedly written a similar message on the wall of the Great Synagogue in central Jerusalem.
The graffiti was removed from the Western Wall by Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) conservation professionals.
The conservators had used specialized methods and materials for graffiti removal from antiquities sites, which are water-based and do not cause harm to the surface of the ancient stone, the IAA said. They completely removed the graffiti and restored the stones to their original state, it said.
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites, condemned the act of desecration.
“A holy place is not a place to express protests,” he said, adding that the police should locate the perpetrator and act appropriately.
This is a developing story.
