The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia was vandalized with red paint for the second time within two weeks on Monday morning, Aug. 25.

Philadelphia police said the Israeli flag displayed on the museum’s exterior was defaced around 4:45 a.m., according to The Philadelphia Inquirer . A spokesperson for the museum told CBS Philadelphia that the building had been vandalized last week, as well.

In both incidents, the vandal used red paint to cover the banner’s message, “The Weitzman stands with Israel.”

The vandalism is under investigation, with cleanup underway, the spokesperson told JNS.

“Appallingly, vandalizing Jewish institutions has become a daily occurrence in America,” Dan Tadmor, the president and CEO of the Weitzman, said in an Aug. 26 state

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