Never Again! (some exceptions may apply; offer not valid in Jerusalem, Hebron or Gaza)

Hebron graffiti: "Arabs to the crematoria."
By Shabtai Gold for Ha'aretz.

The Guardian newspaper (here and here), Amnesty International (here and here) and Ynet have been among the outlets reporting on racist and eliminationist graffiti left behind by Israeli soldiers in Palestinian homes they took over during their recent attack on the Gaza Strip.

I noticed that "ahmed", a commentor at mondoweiss, remarked as follows on that blog's discussion of the Ynet report: I guess it's only a hate crime when the drawings are swastikas.  Perhaps "ahmed" was being somewhat ironic he wrote that comment; but he also happens to be correct.

Akiva Eldar reported in Ha'aretz in January 2003 on Hebrew-language graffiti in the streets of Hebron and Jerusalem, advocating the extermination of the Arabs.  He also noted that people who objected to such graffiti, and to the length of time it was allowed to remain, had discovered a novel way to induce municipal authorities to erase it:

A few weeks ago photographer Shabtai Gold's lens caught the phrase "Arabs to the crematoria" beside a Magen David on a wall in the enclave. Since then, someone blurred the shocking inscription. Not far from it, on another wall, someone wrote "Arabs - sub-humans."

That kind of graffiti pops up often in the streets of Jerusalem. Leftists have found that the slurs remain on the walls a long time so to hasten the city's action against them, they've found a chilling, but effective way to get them removed - they paint a swastika beside it.

So, next time you're strolling through Jerusalem with your can of spray paint, and wandering what best to write to ensure your graffiti immortality, just remember:

"Arabs to the crematoria" + shield of David = not offensive + allowed to remain;

"Arabs to the crematoria" + swastika = offensive + will be deleted.