A fence at a property linked to an Auckland synagogue has been targeted with graffiti and what appears to be an arson attempt.
A fence at the Epsom site has "free Gaza", "free Palestine" and "save the kids" written on it in black. What appears to be scorch marks are visible on the bottom of the fence.
The fence is on a property connected to the Beth Shalom Progressive Synagogue. The former sits on a residential street while the synagogue faces busy Manukau Rd.
1News has been told around 9pm yesterday flames were seen by the fence and the fire service was called.
ACT leader and Epsom MP David Seymour said targeting Jewish people because of something happening on the other side of the world was not "logical, acceptable or excusable".
"They (the graffiti and fire) both assume that a person here in New Zealand by virtue of being Jewish is guilty of the things happening in the Middle East. That is the definition of prejudice, treating a person in a particular way because of how they are born and who they are – that’s what we are supposed to be against."
A fence at a property linked to a synagogue was targeted last night. (Source: 1News)
The property is incorrectly listed on Google as the Israeli consulate.
It comes amid heightened tensions following Israel's airstrikes and ground invasion of Gaza, in the wake of an attack by Hamas on Israel.
Around 1400 people in Israel have died in the conflict, while the death toll in Gaza has passed 10,000, according to the the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
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