ALBANY — A recent surge in anti-Israel graffiti has been met with condemnation from the city’s mayor who said the “hateful and violent” rhetoric creates an unsafe community for both Jewish and non-Jewish residents.

In a statement titled “Condemnation of Antisemitic Acts in Albany,” Mayor Robin López said multiple instances of graffiti targeting Jewish people were “plastered in and around the University Village student-family housing complex.”

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“I unequivocally would like to see that justice is pursued for the destruction of city property and I fully denounce this disgustingly vile attempt to normalize hate as an acceptable form of public expression. It’s not acceptable and will not be tolerated,” López said in the statement published Monday.

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