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\"GraffitiGraffiti is removed frm Mississauga\u2019s St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School. Photo by JOE WARMINGTON \/TORONTO SUNArticle content<\/p>\n

One thing Mississauga is not noted for is graffiti.<\/p>\n

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From a distance, it looked like mad ravings scrawled all over the walls of Mississauga\u2019s St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School.<\/p>\n

Up close, it was clear this graffiti vandalism attack was part antisemitic, part anti-globalist, and part conspiracy theory.<\/p>\n

And Mississauga\u2019s mayor is very upset about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisgusting,\u201d Mayor Carolyn Parrish said. \u201cIt\u2019s disgusting no matter where such vile graffiti is found \u2014 but even more disheartening when at a school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peel Regional Police are on it. So was a graffiti-moving spray-wash company.<\/p>\n

Hate on display at Gonzaga high school\/Erin Meadows community center, which has a pool and library and gym. Students and people coming to partake in fitness or to take out a book were greeted with concerning antisemitic graffiti. \u2066@PeelPolice<\/a>\u2069 investigating. pic.twitter.com\/CHhQ60sAcL<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cPolice received a call at (about) 7:18 am (Tuesday) in relation to graffiti on the side of the building as well as on the ground near the front entrance of the school\u201d near Glen Erin Dr. and Eglinton Ave., said Peel police spokesperson Const. Laurie McCann. \u201cPolice have attended and our hate crime unit has taken carriage of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

They have lots of cameras to work with to help identify the culprits.<\/p>\n

\"St. St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School was hit with antisemitic graffiti. JOE WARMINGTON\/TORONTO SUN<\/p>\n

The vandals were not there for a short period of time. They marked the place up extensively. There were disturbing messages spraypainted or written on the walls of the high school and adjoining Erin Meadows Community Centre. Messages were also left behind on the sidewalk and entrance out front.<\/p>\n

\"Mississauga\u2019s St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School was hit with antisemitic graffiti. JOE WARMINGTON\/TORONTO SUNPure antisemitism<\/p>\n

Nasty stuff, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael kills kids\u201d was one message, while \u201cIsrael spit on Christians, they hate the world\u201d was another.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d was also written there, as was \u201chumanity vs Satan.\u201d There were also references to Stanley Kubrick\u2019s Eyes Wide Shut movie and the \u201cCommittee of 300\u2033 conspiracy theory.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis wasn\u2019t just vandalism; it\u2019s intimidation, pure and simple. When a school and community space are covered in messages that demonize and target Jews, it creates fear, isolation, and risks fuelling further violence,\u201d said Michelle Stock, vice president, Ontario, at the Centre of Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). \u201cThe Jewish and Catholic communities have deep, enduring ties, and we will not be divided by hate.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was a very clear message: Anger and bigotry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe appalling graffiti found today on a high school and a community centre in Mississauga is further evidence of the dangers of allowing hate and division to fester online,\u201d said Richard Robertson, director of research and advocacy with B\u2019nai Brith Canada. \u201cWe have allowed the spread of disinformation and inciting rhetoric to become normalized, creating a permissive environment where individuals are emboldened to act on their conspiratorial and antisemitic beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n

B\u2019nai Brith worries about what could come next<\/p>\n

\u201cToday it was vandalism, tomorrow it may be something far more sinister,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cWithout concrete actions to confront hate and intolerance, we risk the further corruption of our national values. Our leaders must act now to confront the extremism and radicalization threatening our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Parrish said there is no room or tolerance for something like this is in a city that prides itself on being safe and welcoming.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMississauga is an incredibly multicultural city which prides itself on shared Canadian values,\u201d Parrish said. \u201cSo sad to see this.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the second high-profile incident at this high school and community swimming pool, library and gym this year.<\/p>\n

Peel cops made an arrest in February of two men and charged with them with gun<\/a> counts in the hallway that sits in-between the school and recreation area.<\/p>\n

There have been no arrest so far in this incident, but stay tuned because, in addition to extensive security cameras at this location, across the street in the Erin Mills Town Centre there is a massive number of cameras.<\/p>\n

These criminals left behind a mark that just may help police track them down.<\/p>\n

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