A bill that would make swastika graffiti a felony was introduced in the New York state assembly. The bill, which would make the crime punishable by one to four years in jail, was introduced earlier this month following several anti-Semitic acts in Brooklyn and Queens in the past two months, the Brooklyn Papers newspaper chain reported.
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