Orlando police are responding to a recent act of antisemitism that happened Sunday as flyers were placed in plastic bags in people’s front yards in the Laureate Park neighborhood.
This latest act of antisemitism has concerned the community. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith condemned the behavior in a social media post.He said officers have responded to this incident and consulted with their legal department regarding enforcement action.
He said the police department would take any possible action to hold offenders accountable.
NGO StopAntisemitism has identified the group responsible for the antisemitic flyer drop as white supremacist group, the Goyim Defense League (GDL), led by Jon Minadeo II. Minadeo has spent the last few weeks spreading antisemitic propaganda throughout Florida.
Neo Nazi members of ‘Goyim Defense League’ were photographed tossing antisemitic flyers earlier this afternoon in various parts of Orlando (Laureate Park) @orlandomayor @GovRonDeSantis @OrlandoPolice pic.twitter.com/DGRloCOWSc
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) February 27, 2023
In Orlando, people said the flyers bother them and want to know why individuals targeted their neighborhood. “I don’t see why people would spread hate to anyone,” Alexzia Angomas said.