A kosher Miami restaurant was vandalized last Sunday with pro-Palestinian graffiti, the Miami Police Department and Holy Bagels & Pizzeria said.

In a statement last Monday the police said that the restaurant and a flag had been  vandalized with “antisemitic graffiti.” The police said that it was seeking public aid in identifying the culprit, and shared an image of the suspect.

“As a society, we must unequivocally reject and not tolerate hate crimes in any form,” Miami PD Chief Manuel Morales said in a statement. “Discrimination, violence, and prejudice have no place in our communities, and it is essential that we stand against such acts to create a safer and more inclusive community.”

The restaurant shared on Instagram last Monday that the phrases “Free Palestine’ and “stop genocide” had been spray painted on its windows. A half-American half-Israeli flag was also spray-painted with the slogan “free Palestine.”

“This is what they do,” said Holy Bagels & Pizzeria. “They hurt and destroy and want us to cover in fear. But we are strong and united and only love will destroy their hate. We will not back down, we stand forever united with Israel.”

Federal Judge Roy Altman, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Kava came to the restaurant to aid in the cleaning of the graffiti on Tuesday. 

No tolerance for hate in Miami

“Hate speech, vandalism, and hostility will never be tolerated,”  Suarez on social media on Tuesday. “We will always support these small businesses as they face antisemitism.”

Kava said on X on Monday that she was horrified to hear about vandalism of Jewish-owned businesses and asked the Miami-Dade Police Department to aid the Miami PD in the investigation. 

The restaurant said that it was thankful for the unity expressed by the police, politicians, and community members. 

“We were in awe from the support everyone came to show. Huge thank you to everyone that came out to help clean up the vandalism,” said the eatery. 

On Wednesday Holy Bagels & Pizzeria published on Instagram that it had flown more Israeli and American flags on the business. 

Local 10 News said that the incident was the fourth time that the Jewish owner’s shops had been targeted since the October 7 Massacre. Bagel Time Cafe had reportedly been vandalized in December and October. Nour Abaido, 24, had been arrested for the latter defacement. 

Fans have speculated a relationship between Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo and Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson for some time now, but no one anticipated Adebayo’s teammate, Jaime Jaquez Jr., would chime in.

The 23-year-old was playing video game Apex Legends on Saturday, when one of his in-game teammates asked the question, “Is Bam dating A’ja Wilson?”

“Listen, I’m not saying nothing. I cannot confirm or deny anything I don’t know,” Jaquez shared. “I plead the 5th.”

Most believe Jaquez is all but confirming the suspicions, but none can know for sure. Regardless, both Adebayo and Wilson are shining in their respective leagues, as the Aces forward recently came in at No. 1 in the WNBA’s All-Star voting. She came in with roughly 1,000 votes more than Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. Meanwhile, Adebayo is preparing to play for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics alongside talents including LeBron James and Stephen Curry.

Jaquez exceeded expectations during his rookie campaign with the Heat, playing more games than any other player on the team. He appeared in 75 games and was a staple in coach Erik Spoelstra’s rotation. Jaquez remained an important piece for the Heat in the playoffs. He played in four games in the team’s first-round loss to the eventual-champion Boston Celtics. He averaged 12.8 points during the series, scoring 14 points in the team’s lone win.

Anthony Pasciolla works as a contributing writer to Inside the Heat. He can be reached at ampasciolla@gmail.com or follow him on X @AnthonyPasci.

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Last week, I discussed CBS Sports having the Miami Dolphins wide receivers unit rank sixth and how that might be too low. I also put up a poll asking the following question-

Where would you rank the Miami Dolphins’ receivers in the NFL?

The results were-

• First, received 32 votes or 71 percent.
• Second, received 9 votes or 20 percent.
• Third, received 2 votes or 4 percent.
• Fourth, received 2 votes or 4 percent.
• Fifth, received 0 votes.
• I’m drunk with hate for the Miami Dolphins, so I rank them sixth or lower also received 0 votes.

I also asked the following question:

Where would you rank the Dolphins’ wide receiver unit overall in the NFL?

Below are some of your thoughts and answers-

Spok507 says on paper; they are number 1!

Since everything is basically ‘on paper’ right now, it’s hard to not put them first. What other team has 3 top WRs like Hill-Waddle-OBJ? Add in the rookie Washington and I’d put our WRs at the top. Nobody knows what the season would bring, but right now, on paper, they have to be #1.

21Dave says they are in second until they can show out as a unit in a big game.

I put second , they have the talent to be number 1, but in big games they don’t seem to show up fully and they struggle to get off press coverage, hence so many motion plays. Two things they can fix with a little determination and effort!!

ChumpPunk says Hill and Waddle may be overrated.

In big games, the Hill//Waddle duo disappeared. Was it all Tua’s fault, or mainly receivers? Perhaps both are overrated.

dolphinfan1323 says 5th and potentially first if all the new additions at WR work out.

I feel Miamis receiving core has been highly over rated we had to receiving threats hill and waddle the last two years then who? This year it really depends on obj and the two rookies but I definitely feel better about it now especially when adding in the TEs but from just the wrs I would say 5th and potentially 1st

72Phins4ever is correct!

Best rec core since Duper, Clayton and Moore

The comments were an array of opinions but the poll clearly has the majority believing that the Dolphins wideouts are the very best in the NFL. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to answer our Phinsider question of the day.