Lawmaker alerts Capitol Police after Israeli hostage posters vandalized

Driving the news: In a statement, Gottheimer, who is Jewish, called the defacement of the posters a "truly deprived and heinous act."

• "To vandalize posters of innocent civilians who were violently ripped from her home as Hamas terrorists shot and murdered their family and neighbors is a blatant act of antisemitism and hate," he said.
• Gottheimer said it's the second time the posters, meant to raise awareness about Israeli's held in captivity by Hamas after the Oct. 7 attack, have been defaced.

Zoom in: Pro-Israel lawmakers and officials have repeatedly faced heated protests and vandalism from pro-Palestinian demonstrators since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war.

• Most recently protesters disrupted President Biden's high-dollar fundraiser in New York on Thursday with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

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