By: Jared Evan

A disturbing incident unfolded at Hillcrest High School in Queens, where a swastika and offensive language were discovered scrawled in red ink on the cafeteria wall. This marks another instance of antisemitic graffiti at the already troubled school.

The swastika, alongside the words “F–k Palestine,” was discovered on Wednesday with a crude drawing of the American flag, so it appears this graffiti was a reaction the anti-Jewish riot which recently took place at the school.

Recently, the failing High School made headlines, when brainwashed, monstrous miscreant students marched thru the school halls ranting about Palestine and terrorized a Jewish teacher.

School safety agents identified the student responsible for the graffiti, leading to the involvement of the NYPD. A 15-year-old boy was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated harassment.

In the midst of these events, Chancellor David Banks sought to address rising concerns over antisemitism in city schools. Following a riot on Nov. 20, he met privately with Jewish community leaders and teachers, acknowledging the discrimination and intimidation Jewish educators are experiencing. The UJA-Federation of New York provided Banks with a list of suggestions, including adopting a DOE definition of antisemitism, incorporating “Jewish voices” into staff training on bias, adding Jews to diversity and inclusion programs, and establishing a hotline for reporting incidents of antisemitism.

Chancellor Banks pledged to roll out plans to address the issue in the coming weeks, recognizing the urgency of addressing antisemitism within the school system.

As reported, an estimated 400 teens at Hillcrest High School flooded the Hillcrest corridors on November 20th to protest the staffer, who shared a photo of herself online at a demonstration off school premises, according to viral social media videos. The disturbance forced a lockdown, while the teacher was forced to hide in an office.

The anti-Semitic incident was blasted by Schools Chancellor David Banks at a press conference as being “completely unacceptable.”, while actually doing nothing except talking, Mayor Adams said, “[t]he vile show of anti-Semitism at Hillcrest High School was motivated by ignorance-fueled hatred, plain and simple…and it will not be tolerated in any of our schools, let alone anywhere else in our city. We are better than this.”

Rabbi Mendy Mirocznik, executive vice-president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America stated, “while the Rabbinical Alliance of America appreciates and applauds how seriously Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor Banks are treating the anti-Semitic incident at Hillcrest High School, we nevertheless have deep concerns over the safety of Jewish teachers and students in the New York City public schools. Efforts have to be made to educate our children, parents, teachers and staff to be aware how their words and actions can have a dangerous and destructive impact on the educational environment and the potential of becoming physically dangerous.

In a statement to the the New York Post, the teacher, who wished not to be identified revealed that she had been working as an educator for 23 years in the New York City public school system. The teacher was forced to lock herself in a room during the anti-Israel school riot

‘[I] was shaken to my core by the calls to violence against me that occurred online and outside my classroom last week.

‘No one should ever feel unsafe at school — students and teachers alike. It’s my hope in the days ahead we can find a way to have meaningful discussions.”