Starbucks vandalized by anti-Israeli graffiti

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Multiple Durham businesses, including at least five Starbucks locations, were vandalized Saturday amid accusations the companies are supporting Israel in its war in Gaza against Hamas.

At approximately 4:55 a.m., 911 dispatchers advised that there were multiple vandalism calls throughout the city that appeared to be related, according to a Durham Police Department statement. Officers determined that seven businesses were vandalized.

Durham police did not identify all seven businesses, but Starbucks confirmed that at least five of its locations were vandalized. “Kid Killers,” “Kids Killers” and “Don’t Support Kid Killers” were spray-painted all over the exterior of those Starbucks locations.

Pro-Palestinian groups have accused Starbucks of supporting Israel and called for a boycott of the coffee chain.

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[jimfields33]

1. Disgusting.

[yardwork]

2. It really is. Following a link in the story, apparently this is national.

[jimfields33]

3. I don't get it. Supporting Israel is not a ticket for anyone to destroy businesses.

Lots of antisemitism coming out of the woodwork. I’m astonished by just how much there is.

[yardwork]

4. Starbucks hasn't even taken a position on the war, one way or the other.

There's a conflict between Starbucks and their employee union about some posts on social media. That's been amplified into falsehoods.

So somebody went out in the middle of the night and vandalized a bunch of businesses, all based on incomplete and false information.

[jimfields33]

6. Hopefully they will investigate and get the facts.

I still think it’s rotten to paint that message.

[yardwork]

7. Of course it is! It's horrible.

There seems to be a large global propaganda campaign stirring up people's emotions against Israel, to the point where uninformed people are doing violent, stupid things.

[MichMan]

9. The OP is referencing graffiti against their perceived suppirt of Israel

The local union in question was supporting Palestine against Israel from what I saw.

If it was in response to that, it would appear that those responsible agreed with the union position and against Starbucks pushback against them.

[yardwork]

10. The "pushback" was Starbucks saying the employee union wasn't authorized to post inflammatory statements.

The company hasn't taken a position one way or the other. They don't want a couple of employees posting inflammatory things on social media that pretend to be company policy. Even members of the union opposed the social media post.

In any case, that disagreement doesn't justify vandalizing businesses.

[MichMan]

13. Thus my deliberate use of the word "perceived"

[dalton99a]

5. "The Jews vs. the helpless, poor and oppressed - Which side are you on?"

is how Hamas sympathizers frame it on social media

[yardwork]

8. I know. It's horrible.

[JI7]

11. Yup, many of these were already anti Jewish and they just use this to justfy their bigotry

and these type of actions.

[EllieBC]

12. And it works. Too bad too many think only

white men can be Jew haters. That definitely doesn’t fit what they thought.

[gulliver]

14. Find the video. Identify the perps. Punish. Simple.

If the perps are American citizens, fines and jail, permanent record. If the perps are not American citizens, fines, jail, permanent record, then deportation. Also update the record on any of their family members seeking immigration to avoid allowing their immigration process to continue.