Last night, purportedly Pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized the Mansion House on Hicks Street, where Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak resides. The front of the building was defaced with red paint, inverted red triangles were painted on the doors, and hung up a banner that said “Anne Pasternak Brooklyn Museum White-Supremacist Zionist.” This was apparently a part of a larger operation, since several homes were hit with this kind of vandalism across Brooklyn and Manhattan. According to Councilman Lincoln Restler, there is video of the act on the Mansion House, so hopefully the vandals will be caught, and someone can ask them how they think such acts would further their cause for peace, instead of just spreading a feeling of terror and fear in the Jewish community.
Update: The Brooklyn Heights Association issued this statement:
The Brooklyn Heights Association strongly condemns the vandalism discovered this morning targeting the homes of Brooklyn Museum officials throughout the city, including an apartment building in our neighborhood. Attempts to intimidate and frighten Brooklyn Museum staff, their neighbors and our community at large cannot be considered peaceful protest. We call on our elected officials and community partners to stand with us in condemning these hateful acts, and we thank those who have already spoken out.
