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In September, homes in Imperial Beach, near San Diego, were repeatedly marked with antisemitic graffiti; an 18-year-old suspect was arrested on September 22. Around September 10–11, swastikas and racial slurs were found on homes, cars and fences across three blocks of San Diego's San Carlos neighborhood. In August 2026, a Jewish fraternity house at UC San Diego was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, and in May 2026 two teenagers attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three people and leaving a manifesto expressing hatred toward Jews, Muslims and other minorities. Recent incidents involved vandalism, not physical attacks on Jews. Jewish and Israeli travelers should stay alert around affected areas and report suspicious activity to local authorities....
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Authorities said antisemitic graffiti was found at two homes in Imperial Beach and more hateful markings later appeared at one of them. Kristoffer Von Hassel was arrested and charged with vandalism and property damage motivated by civil-rights violations....
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latimes.com
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Swastikas and antisemitic messaging had been marked on the exterior of the homes using a black permanent marker.
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jpost.com
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Swastikas and racial slurs were spray-painted on homes, cars, and fences across San Diego’s San Carlos neighborhood as police investigate the hateful vandalism.
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nypost.com
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A UC San Diego Jewish fraternity house was vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs in a suspected antisemitic hate crime.
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nypost.com
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The University City home of several Jewish fraternity members at UCSD was defaced with hateful graffiti over the weekend, prompting an investigation as a hate crime.
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sandiegouniontribune.com
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