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Pro-Israel billboards are latest salvo in roadside rivalry
by Emma Goss February 4, 2025
Two unapologetically pro-Israel billboards will try to catch your eye along Highway 101 over the next month.
“Call me a Zionist. It only makes me prouder,” declares one billboard along the highway near Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata.
The billboard features an American flag and an Israeli flag in the background. A dark-haired young woman with a prominent Star of David necklace is depicted alongside the message.
“It’s about pride. Having Jewish pride,” said Tamar Krigel, 52, an Israeli-born resident of Arcata who helped design the billboards.
Humboldt County, which has one listed synagogue and a Chabad center, has faced anti-Israel activism, particularly over the past year. At Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State) last spring, anti-Israel protesters supporting “intifada” clashed with riot police, occupied buildings and sent the campus into lockdown.
Source:
https://jweekly.com/2025/02/04/pro-israel-billboards-are-latest-salvo-in-roadside-rivalry/