Thursday, October 22, 2015

Athens Jewish Cemetery Vandalized by Neo-Nazis; Group Sprays Swastika, Anti-Jewish Notes on Wall

The main Jewish cemetery in Athens was vandalized last night with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti, the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website reports today (October 22, 2015).

A Nazi swastika and vulgar messages were sprayed on one of the cemetery walls. A swastika and the German word "Raus," meaning "get out," along with the tag C-18 were sprayed on the cemetery gate pillar.

C-18 refers to Combat 18 Hellas, a small neo-Nazi group operating in Greece. The group posted pictures on its website and claimed responsibility for what it called the "beautiful artistic intervention at the Jewish cemetery."

The community of Athens in a statement condemned the vandalism perpetrated by "cowardly Nazis" and called on Greek authorities to find and prosecute the perpetrators. It said Greek society must condemn the attack, because "tolerance of these phenomena affects the whole society."

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