Vandals Target #10 Freeway with Anti-Israel Messages

  • August 26, 2014

As part of a spate of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic graffiti in the area, vandals have painted on two overpasses of the 10 Freeway in one week the identical phrase “Free Palestine!!  F**K Zionism” –  the 6th Street overcrossing (near Arlington) on August 20 and the 10th Street overcrossing (near Crenshaw) on August 25.

Numerous community members reached out to ADL.  We were immediately in touch with LAPD, CHP and Caltrans, the agency responsible for the removal.  In both instances, Caltrans removed the graffiti in very short order, but not before thousands of drivers saw this hateful message.

“This is a criminal act of vandalism and sends a hateful message,” said ADL Regional Director Amanda Susskind.  “We commend Caltrans for their responsiveness and concern for our community.”

A third message with “No Justice, No Peace” was discovered by Caltrans during the night of August 25 and immediately removed.