University of Michigan president's home spray-painted with anti-Israel messages: 'Intifada'

The location of University of Michigan president Santa Ono and the sidewalk were vandalized Monday, with anti-Israel messages spray-painted astatine the determination connected the archetypal day of Hamas terrorists' onslaught against Israel.

The words "intifada" and "coward" were spray-painted connected the spot successful West Bloomfield, Michigan, according to The Associated Press. "Intifada" is an Arabic word for the Palestinian uprising against Israel.

West Bloomfield constabulary did not place the proprietor of the home, but the assemblage acknowledged that Ono is the owner. This location is abstracted from his authoritative field residence.

The location of the university’s main concern officer, Erik Lundberg, was besides vandalized connected Monday, according to The Detroit News.

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A West Bloomfield, Mich., constabulary serviceman walks past vandalism spray-painted connected the location of University of Michigan president Santa Ono, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, successful West Bloomfield. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)

This, arsenic Ono and the university's governing committee person been criticized by pro-Palestinian demonstrators for not seeking to chopped each concern linked to Israel.

The assemblage said it has nary nonstop investments and little than $15 cardinal placed with funds that mightiness see companies successful Israel, which is little than 0.1% of the full endowment.

The words "intifada" and "coward" were spray-painted connected the spot successful West Bloomfield, Michigan. (Getty Images)

Mark Bernstein, a subordinate of the university's Board of Regents, said the vandalism was "yet different assaultive enactment of intimidation by the antisemitic mob."

Last spring, demonstrators wearing masks acceptable up tents and placed fake bloody corpses extracurricular the location of a Board of Regents member.

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This location is abstracted from Ono's authoritative field residence. (Getty Images)

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An anti-Israel encampment acceptable up connected assemblage grounds was cleared by constabulary successful May. Some protesters were charged with trespassing oregon resisting constabulary astatine the encampment.

This comes a twelvemonth aft Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks against Israel, which led to retaliatory enactment from Israel's subject and sparked the still-ongoing warfare successful the region. Roughly 1,200 Israelis and much than 250 hostages, including immoderate Americans, were abducted during the attacks. Many of them were released, rescued oregon killed, portion dozens stay successful Hamas' custody.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.