Boston University police are investigating after the words “Free Palestine” written in what appeared to be permanent marker were discovered on the window of BU Hillel on Tuesday evening.University police said they found the words written on the window with what appeared to be a permanent marker. The graffiti was placed over a blue and white sign posted inside the window that said, “We Stand with Israel.”The writing was removed by campus workers on Wednesday morning.”We will not tolerate violence, threats directed at individuals, or acts that constitute hate crimes,” interim university president Kenneth Freeman said in a written statement. “We will take all possible measures to keep our campus safe.”A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office called the defacement a “targeted act” and confirmed its involvement in the investigation. “We will work closely with Boston University police to identify, arrest and prosecute the person responsible,” the spokesperson said in a written statement. “Our message is clear: hate crimes in any form are intolerable and anyone charged with committing them will pay the consequences.”The BU Hillel is a house of worship that holds regular religious services and is also home to a campus community center.
Boston University police are investigating after the words “Free Palestine” written in what appeared to be permanent marker were discovered on the window of BU Hillel on Tuesday evening.
University police said they found the words written on the window with what appeared to be a permanent marker.
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The graffiti was placed over a blue and white sign posted inside the window that said, “We Stand with Israel.”
The writing was removed by campus workers on Wednesday morning.
“We will not tolerate violence, threats directed at individuals, or acts that constitute hate crimes,” interim university president Kenneth Freeman said in a written statement. “We will take all possible measures to keep our campus safe.”
A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office called the defacement a “targeted act” and confirmed its involvement in the investigation.
“We will work closely with Boston University police to identify, arrest and prosecute the person responsible,” the spokesperson said in a written statement. “Our message is clear: hate crimes in any form are intolerable and anyone charged with committing them will pay the consequences.”
The BU Hillel is a house of worship that holds regular religious services and is also home to a campus community center.