Palestinians this morning discovered graffiti written by Israeli settlers on the walls of their houses in Beit Hanina, in East Jerusalem, announcing the coming of the "King Messiah" and calling for a Lubavitcher rabbi, next to the logo of the Chabad Messiah. The slogans are messianic declarations, and when they are painted on Palestinian houses they function as a territorial claim and a message of intimidation, one that tells the residents that the land is intended for the followers of the Messiah.

Palestinians this morning discovered graffiti written by Israeli settlers on the walls of their houses in Beit Hanina, in East Jerusalem, announcing the coming of the "King Messiah" and calling for a Lubavitcher rabbi, next to the logo of the Chabad Messiah. The slogans are messianic declarations, and when they are painted on Palestinian houses they function as a territorial claim and a message of intimidation, one that tells the residents that the land is intended for the followers of the Messiah.