There's Still Anti-Semitic Graffiti at Harvard

A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the anti-Semitic graffiti discovered at Harvard on posters bearing the names of hostages held by Hamas. 

Sadly, but not surprisingly, the anti-Semitic graffiti remains. 

While walking through Harvard Yard, I came across a couple of defaced posters of hostages. 

The first belongs to Arbel Yehud, a 28-year-old Israeli woman who was abducted from her home on Kibbutz Nir Oz along with her boyfriend Ariel Cunio on October 7th. 

Her poster was defaced with two statements, "Israel has murdered 25,000 + in 4 months," and "Are Palestinian lives less valuable?"

The former is a self-serving lie promoted by Hamas. While I do not dispute the fact that Palestinian civilians have been killed, they have not been wantonly removed from their homes taken captive, sexually assaulted and killed. As to the latter question, it is predicated on a false premise. It is Hamas which regards Jews as subhuman. The fact one would deface the poster of a woman held in captivity while posting such a question means that one is condoning Hamas actions while placing no value on the lives of Jews. 

The other hostage poster I saw defaced was that of 24-year-old Eden Yerushalmi who was kidnapped by Hamas during the Super Nova Sukkot Gathering outdoor music festival. Her poster was defaced with the statement, "When Palestine is free - we all are." In reality a Free Palestine means no Israel and no Israel means dead Jews including Eden Yerushalmi, Arbel Yehud along with 130 other hostages - Jew and non-Jew alike.

Anti-Semitism is the world's most ancient hatred. Thus, it is a given that it has always existed here in Cambridge. The difference now is that it is out in the open and their hatred of Jews is expressed with pride and confidence. All of which means is that life for Jews be it in Cambridge, the United States, Israel and beyond is going to get much worse before it gets better.