Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been targeted with vile antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on a Melbourne road.
Australian Financial Review columnist James Thomson posted a photo of the graffiti in Donvale Monday morning - “Stop Dan Andrews,” it reads, with a Star of David replacing the “a” in Dan and a Swastika for the final “s”.
“Disgusted to see this on a road in Donvale in Melbourne’s east this morning,” Thomson wrote on Twitter. “Appreciate feelings are running high about the lockdown, but this vile garbage is plain wrong.”
Disgusted to see this on a road in Donvale in Melbourne’s east this morning. Appreciate feelings are running high about the lockdown, but this vile garbage is plain wrong. pic.twitter.com/AbruPBnnnB
— James Thomson (@MrJThomson) September 7, 2020
Dr. Dvir Abramovich, chairman of civil rights organization the Anti-Defamation Commission, stated the graffiti was “not just an attack on the Jewish community but an attack on all Victorians”.
“Such craven vandalism is a distressing reminder that anti-Semitism still remains strong and that there are individuals walking our streets with burning hatred in their hearts who will stop at nothing to promote their poisonous and ideology and elevate fear,” he said.