Hateful words have consequences

Dear Editor,I want to thank everyone who has reached out after my storefront in Cavendish was vandalized with anti-Zionist graffiti. The messages, calls and offers of support have meant more than I can say. People from Vermont and beyond have written to tell me that seeing Israeli flags in my window gave them comfort, courage and a feeling that they were not alone. I did not fully realize how much that visibility mattered until others told me.I was shaken by what happened, but I am OK, and