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Antisemitic bags in Oglethorpe County

New Georgia Encyclopedia
New Georgia Encyclopedia

Bags stuffed with antisemitic symbols and pamphlets with links to white supremacy websites were thrown in driveways and yards throughout Oglethorpe County in recent weeks.

The pamphlets include a website URL to Aryan Freedom Network, a Texas-based neo-Nazi group.

Wood pellets filled the bags, which Oglethorpe County Sherrif David Gabriel said he thinks were used to weigh it down.

Gabriel added that littering is the only charge the office would be able to give the individuals who tossed the bags, and the office is continuing to investigate.

Georgia saw 63% more antisemitic incidents between 2021 and 2022, according to a report from the Anti-Defamation League earlier this year, mirroring an increase in incidents across the U.S.

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