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Swastika found on menorah monument in Colombia

The country’s foreign ministry described the graffiti on the monument on Israel State Avenue as exemplifying “intolerance and hate.”

A menorah monument vandalized with a swastika in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, on Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: Christian Cantor/Twitter.
A menorah monument vandalized with a swastika in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, on Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: Christian Cantor/Twitter.

A menorah monument in the Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, was vandalized with a swastika.

The country’s foreign ministry described the graffiti on the monument on Israel State Avenue as exemplifying “intolerance and hate.”

The vandalism consisted of an orange-painted swastika on the base of the monument and the engraved word “Israel,” crossed out in orange paint.

Israel’s ambassador to the South American country, Christian Cantor, tweeted a picture of the incident and expressed appreciation to the Colombian government for condemning the symbols.

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