A Campaign Of Terror

It all happened in less than three hours on a cool September night — a prolific spurt of anti-Jewish vandalism at more than a dozen locations in the heart of Brooklyn Heights.

 

Ivaylo Ivanov is suspected of anti-Jewish vandalism.

On Monday, the police arrested a man who they said had a trove of weapons inside a stately apartment building in the neighborhood. The man, Ivaylo Ivanov, admitted under videotaped questioning that he was behind the spree, which had mystified investigators for months, the police said.

 

He May Have Been Mossad

Much less is known about Mr. Ivanov. In court, his lawyer said that Mr. Ivanov is a linguist.  Mr. Ivanov told the police that he had been trained by Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad. 

Taken To Court

And later Monday evening, after Mr. Ivanov’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court, his lawyer surprised reporters with his own announcement: Mr. Ivanov is himself Jewish. 

Twenty Detectives On Case For Five Months

It all started on the morning of Sept. 25  when good Jews found swastikas and other slurs scratched, scrawled and spray-painted on cars, playgrounds, synagogues and building facades. Crude fliers reading “Kill All Jews” were strewn about.

At one point, 20 detectives were assigned to investigate the case.

In addition to the charges of weapons possession, Mr. Ivanov was arraigned on four charges of criminal mischief and five charges of aggravated assault. Two counts of each charge are considered hate crimes.

A Fellow Zionist Is The Judge

The judge, Jonah Wilson, set bail at $150,000 cash or a $300,000 bond, and ordered Mr. Ivanov to surrender his passport. According to a police official, Mr. Ivanov said his acts of vandalism were a result of “bad judgment” and “rage.”
 

A $150,000 A Year Professor

One of these kooks, Michael Clatts, Ph.D. was a professor at Columbia.