Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Chief Government Affairs Officer Lisa Katz issued the following statement on Monday following the Nazi swastika spree in New York City\u2019s Queens borough:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe images coming out of Queens today are deeply disturbing: swastikas defacing synagogue walls, homes, and a memorial to Kristallnacht survivors. The Combat Antisemitism Movement stands in full solidarity with the Jewish community of Queens and demands that every level of government follow words with action including stronger hate crime enforcement, real accountability, and a direct reckoning with Jew-hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCAM works with mayors and municipal leaders across North America<\/a> on exactly this challenge. The gap between condemnation and action is where antisemitism grows. CAM documented nearly 7,000 antisemitic incidents globally in 2025 \u2014 a 7.8% annual increase. This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern that local government has both the power and the obligation to disrupt. New York City\u2019s leadership must start today.\u201d<\/p>\n A video taken for CAM at the scene of one of the swastika vandalism incidents in Queens can be viewed here:<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Rego Park, Queens, May 4, 2026: Homes, buildings, a synagogue, and cars were covered in swastika graffiti across the neighborhood in a shocking wave of antisemitic vandalism. pic.twitter.com\/Q8q6Bl8q5Q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n