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Milwaukee mural intertwines Star of David with swastika [Video]

CREEK PARK NEAR 86TH AND NATIONAL IN WEST ALLIS. THERE IS OUTRAGE TONIGHT OVER THIS NEW MURAL AT THE CORNER OF HOULTON AND LOCUST IN MILWAUKEE. IT SHOWS A SWAST MIDDLE OF THE STAR OF DAVID. 12 NEWS’ KRISTIN PIERCE IS LIVE AT THE MURAL IN MILWAUKEE’S RI KRISTIN, SOME WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SAY THEY ARE HURT. KRISTIN: THEY SAY THEY ARE HURT AND OFFENDED. THEY SAY THIS IS HATEFUL ART. THEY SAY THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO SPARK CONVERSATION. THE OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF HOLTON AND LOCUST USED TO LOOK LIKE THIS. A MURAL OF BREONNA TAYLOR, A 26-YEAR-OLD BLACK WOMAN SHOT AND KENTUCKY, BACK IN 2020. THE MURAL NOW REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT ART, CAUSING OUTRAGE. >> IT IS A HATEFUL, HARMFUL MURAL. KRISTIN: REBECCA FINE IS AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR WITH STAND WITH US, A NONPARTISAN NONPROFIT AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISRAEL. THIS …

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