Western Wall Desecrated with Antisemitic Graffiti

Responses to the graffiti

Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, condemned the desecrating act. "A holy place is not a place to express protests," he said, urging Israel Police to locate the perpetrator and act appropriately.

"They have forgotten what it means to be Jewish," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote, slamming the vandal on X/Twitter. "Those who are capable of defiling [the stones] with sickening antisemitic blood libels have forgotten what it means to be Jewish."

שכחו מה זה להיות יהודים.

האבנים העתיקות האלה, שספוגות בהיסטוריה הארוכה של עמנו, היסטוריה של בניין, חורבן, דם, רדיפות ושואה, ושוב בניין ותקומה. מי שמסוגל לטמא אותן בעלילות דם אנטישמיות חולניות שכח מה זה להיות יהודי.

אני קורא למשטרת ישראל להפוך כל אבן כדי למצוא את מי שהרשו עצמם… pic.twitter.com/89m2gf5HJi

— בצלאל סמוטריץ' (@bezalelsm) August 11, 2025

MK Benny Gantz commented on the incident: "Vandalizing the stones of the Western Wall, the holiest site for the Jewish people, is a crime against all of Israel. I call on the police to investigate and bring the criminals to justice."

"Desecration of the Western Wall – one of the holiest sites for the Jewish people – is a vile act and a crossing of a red line that cannot be tolerated," Defense Minister Israel Katz echoed in a post to X/Twitter.

"The Western Wall is the place where generations of Jews stood in prayer and tears. It is a symbol of the unity and eternity of the Jewish people," Minister of Education Yoav Kisch wrote on X/Twitter. "Harming it is harming us all."