‘Terrorist Israel’ Sprayed on Turkish Synagogue in Istanbul

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Ynetnews reports: Anti-Israeli graffiti was sprayed on a synagogue in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to Turkish newspaper Zaman.

“Terrorist Israel, Allah exists!” was written on the outside wall of the Istipol synagogue which had just opened its doors for prayer for the first time in 65 years on January 8, 2016.

The synagogue is located in Balat, the old Jewish neighborhood of Istanbul’s European side.

Ivo Molinas, the editor of the Jewish weekly Shalom, expressed his frustration with the anti-Semitic rhetoric in Turkey and the link the Turks make between the local Jewish community and Israel.

Read more at Ynetnews.com

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