At a California high school, a Jewish student’s locker was defaced with swastikas and the letters “KKK” as police launched a hate crime investigation.
The group Stop Anti-Semitism in posted photos of the damaged vault in Newport Beach at X on Sunday.
Orange letters can be seen scattered throughout the blue school lockers, clearly displaying swastika symbols and letters referencing the white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan.
‘Newport Beach – A Jewish student at Corona Del Mar High School had his football locker defaced with ‘swastikas’ and ‘KKK.’ No report has been made to the police. This is a blatant hate crime and those responsible must be punished to the fullest extent of the law @NewportBeachPD,” the post read in the caption.
“Jewish students deserve to feel safe – email Superintendent Wesley Smith: superintendent@nmusd.us and demand a criminal investigation,” the caption continued.
A Jewish student’s locker was defaced with swastikas and the letters “KKK” at a high school in Newport Beach, California, and the vandalism is now being investigated as an alleged hate crime
Orange colored writing can be seen scattered throughout the blue school lockers and clearly shows swastika symbols and letters referring to the white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan
The school initially did not report the incident, but later reported it to police, who are now investigating the incident as an alleged hate crime
The school initially did not report the incident, but later reported it to police, who are now investigating the incident as an alleged hate crime.
The anti-Semitic images come just a week after the Palestinian terror group Hamas invaded Israel, sparking a violent war.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the longest-running conflicts in history, with tensions simmering for decades and intermittently escalating into armed clashes that have left thousands of people dead on both sides.
Anti-hate crimes continue to occur across the US and then around the world, as a six-year-old Muslim boy and his mother were recently stabbed by their landlord in Illinois.
The boy was stabbed 26 times and died as a funeral was held for him on Monday, while the landlord appeared in court on murder charges and was denied bail.
People on both sides of the war have suffered enormous losses: more than 1,400 Israelis have died and an estimated 2,750 Palestinians have died.
Iran has now warned that it could be forced to take “preemptive action” against Israel in the coming hours as the Jewish nation prepares for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip.
The United States has also told 2,000 troops to prepare for deployment to war-torn corners of the world and moved a second aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean.
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show his support for the US ally, as concerns grow that the raging war between Israel and Hamas could develop into a wider regional conflict.
European governments have warned nations to take all necessary measures to prevent war. Pictured: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the longest-running conflicts in history. So far, more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed in the war
More than a million Palestinians have fled their homes ahead of an expected invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces. An estimated 2,750 Palestinians have been killed so far
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday to show his support for the US ally, as concerns grow that the raging war between Israel and Hamas could develop into a wider regional conflict.
Biden wants to send the strongest message yet: the US stands with Israel. His Democratic administration has pledged military support and sent American aircraft carriers and aid to the region.
More than a million Palestinians have fled their homes ahead of an expected invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces.
Comments poured in under the social media post of the vandalized locker.
“Always contact law enforcement and the @FBI immediately. Many school systems prefer to sweep this under the rug and ignore the anti-Semitism in our public schools,” said one commenter.
A mother commented under StopAntisemitism’s first post on
Another commenter pointed out that schools tend to “sweep this under the rug and ignore anti-Semitism.” They even tagged the FBI in the post
DailyMail.com reached out to the superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District but did not immediately receive a response. The student locker that was vandalized is unknown and the person who drew the hateful symbols is also unknown
Another commenter said: ‘My son goes to CDM and they sent a generic email saying a police report had been filed. Nothing about adding security or even cameras! I’m just asking parents to talk to their children tonight. No action!’
Another said: ‘Hate crimes should never be tolerated! Committed by cowards who don’t show their faces!’
DailyMail.com reached out to the superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District but did not immediately receive a response.
The student locker that was vandalized is unknown and the person who drew the hateful symbols is also unknown.