“MPD Trains with IDF” Sticker, Minneapolis Crosswalk Sign

This sticker protesting police militarization was affixed to a pedestrian crossing sign in Minneapolis, reading "MPD receives training from the IDF" alongside the phrase "To Serve & Protect Settler Colonialism." The Minneapolis Police Department has sent officers to Israeli-run training exchanges in past years, a practice that groups like Jewish Voice for Peace have organized campaigns to end under the banner "Deadly Exchange." Stickers and wheatpaste art referencing this claim have circulated on street infrastructure across Minneapolis since at least 2020, often paired with pro-Palestinian messaging. The phrase "All Colonizers Are Bastards" echoes the anti-police "ACAB" acronym, adapting it to link local law enforcement critique with the Palestinian solidarity movement.

Photo taken in November 2023.