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Israeli Restaurants Shalom Y’all and Aviv Were Vandalized in What Appears to Be a Larger Graffiti Spree A sports memorabilia shop on Hawthorne Boulevard was also tagged with references to Indigenous sovereignty despite being Native-owned. IMAGE: KATU-TV. Updated January 12 Three restaurants with Israeli-inspired menus were tagged over the weekend in what appears to have been part of a larger spree against Portland businesses. Vandals targeted both locations of Shalom Y all, as well as Aviv s brand-new Pearl District eatery. Spray-painted messages on the buildings exterior and sidewalk included Free Palestine, Murder and Yuppie Scum.
Jan 12, 2021
Graffiti found at two locations of the Shalom Y’all restaurants included messages such as “Murder,” “Free Palestine,” and “hummus is not Israeli.”
Graffiti found at the Eastside Portland location of the Shalom Y’all restaurant on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Photo: StandWithUs Facebook account
Police are investigating after three Israeli-style restaurants in Portland, Oregon were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti on Sunday.
Graffiti found at two locations of the Shalom Y’all restaurants included messages such as “Murder,” “Free Palestine,” and “hummus is not Israeli,” according to photos posted on social media.
“We are incredibly disheartened by these actions,” said the restaurants’ co-owners, Kasey Mills, Jamal Hassan, and Laura Amans, in a statement to