Nearly all of Milwaukee’s city leaders call for controversial ‘Swastika-Star of David’ mural to be taken down [Video]

WE BEGIN WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL MURAL IN MILWAUKEE’S RIVERWEST NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE TAKEN DOWN. THE MURAL SHOWS THE STAR OF DAVID INTERTWINED WITH A SWASTIKA AS 12 NEWS’S EMILY POFAHL REPORTS, THE COMMON COUNCIL CALLS THIS DISTRESSING AND DIVISIVE. EMILY: THE MAJORITY OF MILWAUKEE’S COMMON COUNCIL IN A JOINT STATEMENT SATURDAY CALLING FOR THIS CONTROVERSIAL MURAL ON HOLTON AND LOCUST TO BE TAKEN DOWN. IT SHOWS A SWASTIKA INSIDE THE STAR OF DAVID. ALONGSIDE THE MESSAGE, “THE IRONY OF BECOMING WHAT YOU ONCE HATED.” IHSAN ATTA OWNS THE BUIL COMMISSIONED THE MURAL. >> BLOWN OUT BUILDINGS WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF THE BOMBS. EMILY: ATTA IS PALESTINIAN, AND A STRONG CRITIC OF THE WAR BETWEE 12 NEWS SPOKE WITH HIM FRIDAY, AFTER SOMEONE VANDALIZED THE MURAL. >> I BASICALLY PROVIDED A CONCEPT OF WANTING TO SHOWCASE THE ATROCITIES BEING COMMITTED AGAINST PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. EMILY: IT’S GETTING A STRONG …