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NEWSBRIEFS Two Swastikas Drawn in Blood
Found in Los Angeles Park
SAD TO SAY that swastikas appearing in public
places aren’t too uncommon, but they usually aren’t
drawn in blood.

But that was the case March 4 in Los Angeles when
two swastikas drawn in blood were found in a public
park, KCBS-TV reported.

A police officer said the blood likely came from a
self-inflicted injury, a criminal act or from an acci-
dent. Bloodhounds lost the scent after following a
blood trail for several blocks.

Police don’t think the swastikas are tied to the
nearby Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, which
isn’t far from the park.

“Acts of hate and anti-Semitism are deeply pain-
ful and have no place in the city of Los Angeles,” City
Councilman David Ryu said in a statement, JTA reported.

American Support of Israel Over
Palestinians Declines Sharply
Although 59 percent of American sympathize more
with Israel than Palestinians, the number has slipped
from 64 percent a year ago, according to a new Gallup
Poll, JTA reported. That’s the lowest level of support
since 2009.

The support for Palestinians remains unchanged
at 21 percent.

Support for Israel declined among both
Republicans and Democrats. Democratic support of
Israel declined from 49 percent a year ago to 43 per-
cent, while Republican support fell from 87 percent
to 76 percent.

Meantime, Israel itself is viewed favorably by 69
percent of U.S. adults, a decrease from 74 percent in
2018, although within the 66-72 percent range from
2010-17. Texas Blacklists Airbnb for Removing
West Bank Jewish Settlement Listings
Texas placed Airbnb on its “List of Companies that
Boycott Israel” because the company took down
listings of rentals in West Bank Jewish settlements,
JTA reported.

Under a Texas law passed in 2017 that prevents
government contractors from boycotting Israel,
Airbnb has 90 days to demonstrate that it doesn’t boy-
cott Israel. If it fails to do so, Texas “shall sell, redeem,
divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of
the company, except securities.”
Airbnb said in December that it was removing
about listings in the settlements, but not in the
Palestinian communities. The company has denied
any bias against Israelis.

“We unequivocally reject and oppose the BDS
movement and are disappointed by the [Texas] deci-
sion,” the company told Israeli media outlets.

JTA said a quick check of the company’s website on
March 3 showed that listings do appear for West Bank
Jewish settlements.

Greek Escape Room Drops Schindler’s
List Name After Receiving Complaints
An escape room called Schindler’s List in Thessa-
loniki, Greece, has changed its name to Secret Agent
after complaints from the local Jewish community,
JTA reported.

The game called for participants to create a list
of survivors who will be spared a horrible death by
enemy forces.

“Your mission is to find Schindler’s list and deliver
it to the right hands,” according to the game’s former
description. “Will you manage to escape from the
German army and save the lives of hundreds of inno-
cent people?”
There was no direct mention of Jews or
the Holocaust, but the Central Board of Jewish
Communities in Greece criticized the game’s name. l
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