An American who served with the Israel Defense Forces had his car torched and had “Death to the IDF” scrawled outside his Missouri home in a sick antisemitic attack this week, officials said.
Hateful vandals targeted the IDF veteran’s home in St. Louis early Tuesday, according to the head of the Trump administration’s antisemitism task force.
Multiple cars were set on fire outside the home.
Graffiti scrawled on the road also accused the victim of being a murderer.
The targeted attack unfolded soon after the IDF solder returned to his family home, task force head Leo Terrell wrote on X.
“I reviewed graphic footage of vehicles belonging to the family and their friends. The vehicles were set on fire and destroyed. Hateful graffiti outside the family’s home accused him of being a murderer and called for death to the IDF,” he said.
“I am outraged. Antisemitic violence has no place in America, not in St. Louis and not anywhere. We will pursue every avenue to bring the perpetrators to justice. If you commit antisemitic hate crimes, you will be caught. And you will be held accountable.”
