Vandals deface mural in Milan that depicted Vlada Patapov, who fled the Nova festival after the Hamas attack.
The vandalism was discovered in Milan on Monday, October 7, the anniversary of the attack at the Nova festival, with the suspects erasing the face and legs of survivor Vlada Patapov, who became a symbol of the brutality of Hamas’ attack after images of her, wearing a red jacket and fleeing across the desert during the Hamas attack went viral, reports the Israel National News.
The mural, located near Milan’s state university, was titled „October 7th, Escape,” and was created by artist AleXsandro Palombo as a memorial to the horrors of the attack.
“These extremist movements that are increasingly radicalizing our society have the sole purpose of defending terrorist belief in our Western democracy,” Palombo said, as quoted by The New York Post.
Local authorities have reported that the incident is under investigation. Meanwhile, the Antisemitism Observatory in Milan said the vandalism is part of a troubling trend which has seen a 300% surge in antisemitic incidents in Italy since the October 7 attack.
Photo credit: AP via the New York Post
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