Vandals scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on three Israeli restaurants in Portland, Ore.
Vandals scrawl ‘Free Palestine’ on three Israeli restaurants in Portland, Ore.
Spokespeople for the eateries said they didn’t want to “get into the politics” behind the incident.
Shalom Y all, an Israeli restaurant in Portland, Ore., was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti at its three locations. Source: Screenshot.
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Bias-crime investigators have been informed of the case, according to police spokesperson Derek Harmon.
Spokespeople for the restaurants said they didn’t want to “get into the politics” behind the incident.
Shalom Y’all owners Kasey Mills, Jamal Hassan and Laura Amans labeled the graffiti as “anti-Semitic.”
Graffiti targets 2 branches of Portland eatery Shalom Y all January 11 2021
The Israeli-inspired restaurants were hit with graffiti on their east- and west-side locations sometime on Sunday, Jan. 10.
Two branches of a Portland eatery serving Israeli-inspired cuisine were targeted by graffiti overnight on Sunday, Jan. 10.
Photos on social media showed the eastside location of Shalom Y all on Southeast Taylor Street coated with phrases including yuppie scum, on your hands and enjoy your s t meal.
The joint s outdoor dining tables also were strewn in disarray. The company which is owned by the Sesame Collective restaurant group that was created by chef Kasey Mills, Jamal Hassan, and Laura Amans in 2020 released a statement to Pamplin Media reporting more graffiti at their downtown location on Southwest Alder Street as well.
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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
Yes, antisemitic. But don’t take my word for it. Take the word of Jamal Hassan, a co-owner of one of the restaurants.
The Portland Police Bureau is investigating after at least three Portland Israeli restaurants were vandalized with “Free Palestine” graffiti late Saturday and early Sunday, according to a bureau spokesman.
Aviv, a hummus-focused vegan restaurant from Israeli chef Tal Caspi, and two locations of Shalom Y’all, formerly part of the Toro Bravo restaurant group, were targeted. Neither restaurant describes itself as exclusively Israeli, and each recently removed the “Israeli” descriptor from its signage.
Spokespeople for both restaurants said they didn’t want to “get into the politics” behind the incident.