Posted 12/1/2023, 10:29:43 PM
Rep. Adam Smith's Home Vandalized by Activists Seeking Israel-Hamas Cease-fire
- Rep. Adam Smith's home garage was vandalized with red spray paint by activists seeking a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war
- The alleged incident occurred in Bellevue, Washington around the time Israel renewed assaults in Gaza after a weeklong truce
- Smith criticized the "coarsening of political discourse" and called the vandalism "unwarranted, unnecessary, and harmful"
- The vandalism comes weeks after pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police at the DNC headquarters
- Smith said he remains open to meeting productively and peacefully with activists, though he supports degrading Hamas