Anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic slogans, smeared on the walls of the synagogue and the Jewish community center in Basel, read, “Kill Begin,” “Reduce Israel to Ashes” and “Down With Zionism.” It is the first time that this kind of incident has happened in Basel. Police are investigating.
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