Rome – Vandals Strike Back With New Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Jewish Neighborhood In Rome

Rome – Less than 24 hrs. after the slogan “Jews your end is near” was removed from a wall in the Prati neighborhood in Rome, vandals have replaced the graffiti, leaving the message “Torch the synagogues” on the same wall.

GAZZETTADELSUD.it (http://bit.ly/1k7KVcT) reports that it is the same neighborhood where swastikas have been found affixed to the windows of shops this week.

Jewish Community President Riccardo Pacifici said, “This is a stupid act by people who know they are being hunted down.”

Pacifici said the community is grateful to National police Chief Alessandro Pansa and Rome Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni who, along with several MPs, paid a visit to Prati to assure local residents that every measure is being taken to protect the neighborhood and find the perpetrators.

“Pansa’s visit increased our peace of mind,” Pacifici said.