Overview

• Photos show red spray-painted threats on Temple Israel’s exterior, including “watch out Zionists” and “Al-Aqsa Flood,” a reference to Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
• Rabbi Marcia A. Zimmerman informed congregants that hateful language and imagery were discovered Wednesday with direct references to the Oct. 7 attacks.
• Temple Israel conducted a precautionary security sweep, filed reports with the Minneapolis Police Department, and kept the building open with heightened security.
• Mayor Jacob Frey publicly condemned the threats and shared images of the graffiti, and police are investigating with no arrests announced.
• The tagging follows swastika vandalism reported about 10 months earlier and coincides with Sukkot, as advisories urge houses of worship to form security committees.