'I think this is a really beautiful gesture of solidarity, and the Jews dunking on this don’t understand how urgently we need our friends and allies to speak up,' tweeted Eylon Levy, the former Israeli government spokesman.

The Mayor of Amsterdam condemned the act, calling it a violation of Frank’s memory, and police are investigating. By Andrew Lapin, JTA A statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam was defaced Tuesday, with the word “Gaza” painted in red on the base. The statue sits in a public park near the famous annex where Frank... Read more »