Nassau
County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Nassau County Executive Bruce
Blakeman today denounced antisemitic flyers that have been found tossed on
lawns and placed on windshields of cars in several communities.
The
communities include Rockville Centre and Oceanside over the past few days.
Police
say they are stepping up increased patrols around synagogues. They say they
have eyewitness accounts and are looking for a white Prius that was spotted
distributing the flyers.
Credit: Nassau PIO
Officials
told News 12 that the flyers are linked back to Goyim Defense League – a video
platform that streams antisemitic content. On the bottom of the flyers
is printed: “These flyers were distributed randomly and without malicious
intent."
"We
have a zero tolerance for it, and we are going to do everything we can to make
sure there is an arrest at the end of the day," said Ryder.
Blakeman
said this wasn’t a freedom of speech
issue and said the flyers are creating an “atmosphere of terror.” Similar
instances were recently reported in Long Beach and again in Rockville Centre.
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