Fire set outside Austin, Texas synagogue follows spate of antisemitic acts

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: JTA

A fire set outside a synagogue in Austin, Texas follows a series of antisemitic incidents in the city in recent weeks.

Police are investigating Sunday night’s fire at Congregation Beth Israel as a possible case of arson. The fire was discovered just one week after banners with the words “Vax the Jews” were hung by a neo-Nazi group from an overpass near a number of synagogues and the local Jewish Community Center.

The Austin Fire Department’s arson investigators responded to the fire at the synagogue, located about five miles from the JCC. There were no injuries.

It is not yet clear if the fire was intentionally set in an act of antisemitism.

Read more: https://www.jta.org/2021/11/01/united-states/austin-police-investigate-possible-synagogue-arson-just-a-week-after-antisemitic-vax-the-jews-banners-displayed

[winstars]

1. Austin is the progressive city in Texas???

Asking for a friend.

[Budi]

2. Used to be. Until Trump fully endorsed Supremacists

😕 🍃

[TomSlick]

6. Even in progressive cities, there will always be a handful of nutcases.

[ananda]

3. That's 5 miles from where I live.

It's possible some bridge players I know go there.

Geez.

This is so wrong.

[flying_wahini]

4. They are Going to catch them. Probably some 'entitled' rich punks from UT; Frat Rats.

Happy to see they had cameras on them.
Hope they catch them and throw their asses in Jail.

[Evolve Dammit]

5. America is ready to come apart at the seams. This shit needs to be dealt with quickly. n/t