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Police in suburban St. Louis are investigating an arson and graffiti attack that targeted vehicles at the home of US citizen who served in the Israel Defense Forces. As police search for a lone-wolf perpetrator who left anti-IDF graffiti next to the burning vehicles, various public officials, organizations and media outlets rushed to describe the wrongdoing as an "antisemitic hate crime," fueling ongoing debates about the definition of antisemitism and the problematic concept of "hate crimes" in general.
The attack took place in the western suburb of Clayton at around 3am on Tuesday, leaving three cars heavily damaged after an unspecified means was used to set them ablaze. The arson was accompanied by graffiti sprayed on the street. St. Louis station First Alert 4 shared a drone-acquired image of one of two messages: "DEATH TO THE IDF." The outlet chose to blur the other message, saying it was "targeted at a specific individual." However, in an X post condemning the attack, Leo Terrell, Chairman of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, said the graffiti "accused him of being a murderer." ........more.........
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