Emory area residents wake up to antisemitic, anti-immigration flyers

Antisemitic and anti-immigration flyers were discovered in the Druid Hills neighborhood near Emory University on the morning of May 3.

The flyers were found rolled up at the bottom of driveways and sidewalks, promoting the same white supremacy associated with the 2017 “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Va.

One of the flyers contained rhetoric aimed at the ongoing issue of immigration and the U.S. southern border: “You’re not being tolerant, you’re not being inclusive, you’re not being open-minded, you’re being invaded,” the flyer read.

Residents reported the flyers to the Secure Community Network, who coordinates with law enforcement including the FBI and local police to widely share information.

Local elected leaders have condemned the acts.

“Litter filled with despicable antisemitic tropes appeared on driveways around Emory University today,” said State Sen. Elena Parent ( District 44 ). “I strongly condemn antisemitism and hate in all of its forms and urge our community to see this hateful effort for what it is — an attempt to sow divisions and weaken our society.”

State Rep. Saira Draper ( District 90 ) condemned the flyers’ content, calling it “vile.” She said the flyers appear to be similar to those distributed in Lake Claire, Candler Park, and Kirkwood last year by an extremist group from out-of-state.

“HD 90 is a welcoming, open, and diverse district, and we are united in our denunciation of all types of bigotry,” Draper said. “Hate in any form has no home in the 90th.”

Both Parent and Draper voted in favor of HB30, a bill that adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism . It was signed into law on Jan. 31 by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

On April 27 during pro-Palestine protests at Emory, the phrase “Death to Israel” was spray-painted on a building, and “Emory University of Genocide” was spray-painted on the limestone North Decatur Road entrance sign. Emory President Gregory L. Fenves said police have not identified the persons responsible.

President Fenves has been under pressure since the April 25 protests began to meet with students. In a video released on May 2, Fenves said “he cannot disclose if Emory will discipline students for their roles in the protests on April 25. Emory’s Office of Student Conduct will look into each situation,” reported The Emory Wheel .

This story has been updated to include that both antisemitic and anti-immigration flyers were found in the neighborhood .

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