By Melissa Nightingale in the NZ Herald…
- A graffiti message in Wellington saying “I hated Jews before it was cool” was removed this morning from a wall in Aro Valley.
- Jewish Council spokesman Ben Kepes linked the graffiti to “flippant” comments from community leaders.
- He said the incident was just one of many in recent years that showed it was becoming more acceptable to hate Jewish people.
The son of a Holocaust survivor says a graffiti message about hating Jews “before it was cool” in a Wellington suburb is the direct result of “flippant” comments from community leaders.
Last night the message “I hated Jews before it was cool” was graffitied on a concrete wall along Aro St. An image of it was posted to a local Facebook page.
A Wellington City Council spokeswoman confirmed it had numerous reports about the graffiti and immediately arranged for it to be removed by contractors.
Read the full article on the NZ Herald HERE.
