1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DhHbVNfhsN"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/minneapolis-police-sets-up-special-unit-to-act-on-synagogue-vandalism">Minneapolis Police Sets Up Special Unit to Act on Synagogue Vandalism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/minneapolis-police-sets-up-special-unit-to-act-on-synagogue-vandalism/embed#?secret=DhHbVNfhsN" width="600" height="338" title="“Minneapolis Police Sets Up Special Unit to Act on Synagogue Vandalism” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="DhHbVNfhsN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The Minneapolis Police Department is setting up a Community Protection Unit to handle such incidents as the recent smearing of swastikas on five Minneapolis synagogues, Mayor Arthur Naftal in announced today. The new unit, said the Mayor and Police Chief E.I. Walling, was designed to enable the police to “deal as promptly and as effectively […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315