The Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto was targeted late Monday – observed as the holiday of Thanksgiving in Canada – with pro-terrorist graffiti on the school’s signs in the front of the building.
The slogans “Free Palestine” , “Long Live Palestine” and “Long Life to the Hamas” were all found on the front of the school by officials on Tuesday morning.
School head Eric Petersiel said in a post on Facebook that police said “there are no safety issues associated with this incident,” but nevertheless the school is “taking advice from our private security company and CIJA.”
In his statement, Petersiel said he had chosen not to post photos of the grafitti in an effort to avoid amplifying the hateful message.
“We know that our neighbors stand with us against hate, which has absolutely no place in our neighborhood. We value the positive relationships we’ve forged with our neighbors over the years. We must remain vigilant to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice and we hope we can count on our community to come forward with any information about this incident,” he wrote.
“Acts of intolerance will not undo us. As a Jewish International Baccalaureate school, we remain committed to our values — of pride in our Jewish identity, of global tolerance and understanding, and of critical thinking about the world, especially when we face challenges.”
The incident was reported to the Anti-Hate Hotline of B’nai Brith Canada.
