New Jersey law enforcement agencies are investigating a Closter man after a photo of his car, adorned with a swastika decal and the URL of his anti-Jewish writings, circulated on social media.

The swastika was subsequently removed and someone spray-painted a neon green Jewish star on the vehicle on Thursday.

Nonetheless, the original photo, which was shared earlier this week on X by the advocacy organization Stop Antisemitism, raised alarms among Jewish community members and Closter residents. The photo also showed the car bearing a New York State emergency medical technician license plate, leading a New York lawmaker to call for the plates to be revoked.

Tensions have been rising in North Jersey's Jewish community as reports of antisemitic incidents jump locally and across the U.S.,

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