Several Brookhaven residents woke up to antisemitic and “other hate speech” flyers spread across the city overnight, according to police.
The Jewish advocacy group StopAntisemitism has been tracking the activities of those responsible - the Goyim Defense League’ or ‘GDL’ for nearly five years and state they vilify Jews with their premeditated hate campaigns.
Georgia - white supremacists latching onto the “Free Palestine” movement as residents of Brookhaven (north of Atlanta) report receiving these vile antisemitic flyers. pic.twitter.com/8IWn870v3e
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 22, 2023
“Just earlier today antisemitic flyers were thrown about in my neighborhood in Brookhaven,” said Dov Wilker, Southeast Regional Director for the American Jewish Committee. “The number one thing that’s concerning American Jewish today, Jewish in the diaspora, is one of safety and security. Are we safe from our neighbors? Are we feeling protected? Thankfully, law enforcement has been doing an incredible job protecting the Jewish community, but every time we go outdoors, every time we stand in solidarity with the Jewish people, we have this anxiety about being attacked by somebody,” he said at the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival on Sunday.
The Brookhaven Police Department said it is partnering with city leaders to investigate the distribution, which targeted at least three neighborhoods.
“We want our community to be assured that hate speech will not be tolerated in Brookhaven,” police said in a statement.