Anti-Semitic graffiti on fishing huts
Racist graffiti was daubed on fishing huts on The Stade last night (Tuesday night).
Residents were this morning dismayed to discover an anti-Semitic message and a Star of David and Nazi symbols painted in white on the black huts in Rock-a-Nore Road.
Fishermen rent the buildings from Hastings Borough Council, which condemned the vandalism.
Council spokesman Kevin Boorman said: "We are extremely disappointed that this has appeared.
"Immediate action is being taken to remove the graffiti. We have a zero tolerance against such actions and we condemn anything that is racist or anti-semitic."
Kthe Deutsch, of The Croft, spotted the graffiti during a walk.
Describing it as "distasteful and puerile," she believes the anti-semitism not only refers to the conflict in Gaza but also a campaign against the Jerwood Gallery proposal for the Old Town.
"It can also be seen as an indictment of local education in Hastings as the vandals are not capable of spelling Israel correctly," she said.
Mr Boorman said: "I don't know or care whether there are Jewish connections with Jerwood or not, this graffiti is disgraceful."
He added that police are being informed of the incident.
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