Horrified Florida residents wake up to anti-Semitic flyers in their driveways in latest vile incident in the Sunshine State after Nazi march
Shocked Florida residents woke up to find anti-Semitic flyers in their yard blaming the Jewish people for the pandemic.
Photos posted by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office show small bags with anti-Semitic rhetoric inside, along with small, unknown pellet-like objects.
Agents say more than 100 packages were scattered across Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.
“I’ve lived in this house for almost 40 years and nothing like this has ever happened before” said a resident who expressed his shock and outrage at the parcels.
The bags are the latest anti-Semitic incident in the Sunshine State, with a Nazi rally held in Jacksonville on Sunday and outside Disney World on Saturday.
Photos posted by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office show small bags with anti-Jewish rhetoric inscribed on them containing small, unknown pellet-like objects
Multiple groups of so-called neo-Nazis were spotted marching through parks in the Orlando area on Saturday, with one group even ending up at the gates of Walt Disney World.
The local sheriff’s office shared photos and the details on their Facebook page Monday morning after receiving calls alerting them to the packages.
“Earlier this morning, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office received calls from concerned citizens who had found packages of anti-Semitic literature in their yards,” the post said.
It further shares that the packages were supposedly distributed overnight.
The two photos shared by law enforcement show a gloved hand holding a clear snack bag with a flyer inside.
At the top of the flyer, next to a Star of David and a pentagram, is a label that reads, “EVERY ASPECT OF THE COVID AGENDA IS JEWISH.”
Just below the message is a list of names of Jewish people the distributor blames for the coronavirus pandemic, plus their titles and the sect of the religion they follow.
Included are names such as CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, CDC Chief Medical Officer Mitchell Wolfe and HHS Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine.
Levine is also identified as “transgender” on the name list, which is next to a QR code that reads “Jews Celebrating Their Role in COVID.”
At the bottom of the flyer is a disclaimer for anyone who received the package, stating that “These flyers have been distributed randomly, with no malicious intent.”
At the bottom of the flyer is a disclaimer for anyone who received the package, stating that “these flyers have been randomly distributed with no malicious intent.”
Members of the neo-Nazi group ‘Order of The Black Sun’ protest at the entrance to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in support of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
It’s unclear what the substance was in the packages, but sheriff officials warned residents not to touch the items with their hands.
“If you find a package, it is recommended that you use a plastic bag or gloves to pick it up and dispose of it,” they wrote.
They also told homeowners not to open and throw away the packages.
On their website, the responsible group gives instructions to anyone who wants to join their charity and hand out packages themselves.
They encourage supporters to throw kites into Ziploc bags and use items like rice or corn to weigh down the bags. They also suggest distributing at night.
The packages shocked residents and community members who called the incident — and other recent anti-Semitic incidents like this one — “cowardly acts of hate.”
“They are un-American and only reinforce our core belief that this country is meant to be a rich mosaic of cultures, religions and beliefs,” Rabbi Andrew Rosenkranz said.
“What’s wrong with people!” one person wrote on the sheriff’s mail.
“Today it’s kitty litter and stupid propaganda flyers,” resident Brittany Smith told WPTV.
“What if next time it’s firebombs or something? What will these people be up to if they know we’re not listening to this,” Smith said.
Over the Labor Day weekend, multiple groups of so-called neo-Nazis staged marches, with one group even ending up at the gates of Walt Disney World.
Social media videos showed the groups — known as “Blood Tribe” and “The Goyim Defense League” — taking to the streets of Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Spring.
The protesters, captured on video by State Representative Anna V. Eskamani, gave the Nazi salute and chanted “we are everywhere.”
It happened just days after racist mass shooter Ryan Palmer killed three black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville. Palmer walked into the store armed with two firearms, including an AR-15 style rifle emblazoned with swastikas.
The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism warned in a statement Friday that the rallies would take place sometime in September.
They said they “expect that the group is likely to hold several demonstrations in high-visibility locations — such as a sports or entertainment venue, a highway overpass, a government building, or in front of an LGBTQ+ location or Jewish institution — to attract as many audiences and Jewish attract institutions. media attention possible.’
Neo-Nazis protest outside Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday
The group of neo-Nazis protesting outside Disney World belonged to a newly formed hate group identified as the Order of the Black Sun and held their first protest in mid-June.
It happened on the same day that Order of the Black Sun, a separate group of far-right supporters – who claimed to be affiliated with the “Aryan Freedom Network” – waved Nazi flags at the gates of Disney World.
The protesters claiming to support DeSantis performed a similar stunt outside of Disney in mid-June.
ADL researcher Ben Popp told local media that the group — also known as “OBS” — is a white supremacist network formed just months ago and that the demonstration outside the children’s theme park was the first.
Popp said the hate group is “well known” to the ADL and is made up of individuals who “have been involved with other white supremacist groups and organizations in the state of Florida in recent years.”