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Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and The Lawfare Project Executive Director Brooke Goldstein talk nan anti-Israel protests that proceed to disrupt colleges crossed nan state connected ‘Hannity.’
A 110% emergence successful nan number of antisemitic incidents successful New York past twelvemonth group a disturbing caller grounds for nan Empire State, and 60% of nan outbreaks of Jew hatred unfolded successful New York City.
The exploding levels of antisemitism were revealed past period by nan Anti-Defamation League and person implications for caller incidents of anti-Jewish rhetoric and behaviour successful nan city’s nationalist schoolhouse system.
"The nonaccomplishment by nan schoolhouse strategy to enforce consequences connected Jew hatred is simply a awesome facet successful nan accrued bigotry we spot each day," said Brooke Goldstein, a quality authorities attorney, executive head of The Lawfare Project and laminitis of nan End Jew Hatred movement.
Noting caller antisemitic events, Goldstein demanded much needed to beryllium done.
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Fox News Digital obtained a photograph of nan pro-Hamas motto "Free Palestine" and "From nan River to nan Sea" scrawled connected a teacher's committee astatine Susan E. Wagner High School. (Fox News Digital)
"Whether astatine Hillcrest High School, wherever a Jewish coach was reportedly targeted and hunted down conscionable for being Jewish, aliases astatine Origins High School, wherever module reported a shape of harassment and favoritism lasting for years, aliases now astatine schools successful Staten Island, we are not seeing immoderate action."
Jewish students and their parents, on pinch section politicians and organization leaders, are raising siren bells complete shocking outbreaks of antisemitism successful nan New York City nationalist schoolhouse system.
They said pinch Fox News Digital astir what they opportunity are superior acts of anti-Jewish hatred coupled pinch a nationalist schoolhouse management that has turned a unsighted oculus to increasing antisemitism.
Jewish students astatine Susan E. Wagner High School connected Staten Island told Fox News Digital that aft nan violent statement Hamas invaded Israel Oct. 7, a Middle Eastern student "screamed free Palestine" and could beryllium heard saying "f---ing Jew" connected nan measurement to school.
The Jewish students said immoderate anti-Israel students "claim they are not antisemitic and opportunity Israel should not exist." One student of Middle Eastern root said it would beryllium "OK if nan Holocaust happened," according to a witnesser astatine nan school.
Israeli and Palestinian supporters rallied astir 42nd thoroughfare for and against nan violent onslaught successful Israel by Hamas. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Jewish students requested anonymity owed to what they declare is an anti-Jewish situation astatine nan schoolhouse and a fearfulness of reprisals from pro-Hamas students. According to nan Jewish student, 1 student told an Israeli "that Jewish group and Palestinian group can’t coexist," and "kept calling maine an Israeli and Zionist."
At a gathering of student leaders astatine nan school, Fox News Digital was told each accusations of antisemitism were rejected by nan anti-Israel students. One illustration fixed was of anti-Israel agitators deliberately agitating extracurricular nan Jewish Community Center. It was besides claimed that a student was permitted to deterioration a Hamas T-shirt astatine nan school.
The U.S. authorities has classified Hamas a overseas violent organization. The Hamas jihadi activity murdered astir 1,200 group Oct. 7 successful confederate Israel, including complete 30 Americans. Hamas is holding complete 130 group hostage successful nan Gaza Strip, including U.S. citizens.
Anti-Israel agitators guidelines extracurricular Susan E. Wagner High School successful Staten Island. (Ary Weiss/Staten Island Shomrim)
Many of nan aforesaid students, it was claimed, besides participated successful an anti-Israel rally attended by 200 activists crossed from Susan E. Wagner precocious schoolhouse during schoolhouse hours successful March pinch antisemitic groups promoting nan demolition of nan Jewish state.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rallied astir 42nd Street successful Manhattan Oct. 9, 2023, for and against nan violent onslaught successful Israel by Hamas. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital obtained a photograph of nan pro-Hamas slogan "Free Palestine. From nan River to nan Sea" scrawled connected a teacher's blackboard astatine Susan E. Wagner High School. The pro-Hamas conflict outcry has been wide interpreted to beryllium antisemitic because it urges nan eradication of nan Jewish state.
"Among nan students were members of nan ‘Shut It Down For Palestine’ coalition, a activity consisting of a multitude of groups calling for a cease-fire successful Gaza and an extremity to Zionism," according to nan Staten Island Advance. "Supporters of nan Party for Socialism and Liberation bolstered nan student-driven rally, pinch immoderate starring chants and yet directing students to nan Jewish Community Center (JCC) connected Manor Road."
A genitor of a Jewish student astatine different metropolis precocious schoolhouse told Fox News Digital his family received an anonymous telephone pinch respect to his daughter. The antisemitic caller allegedly said, "Stop nan genocide. If she can’t extremity it, she will get hurt."
Rabbi Levi Katzman, who oversees the Jewish statement Chabad connected nan South Shore of Staten Island, told Fox News Digital, "I cognize students from Wagner and not only Wagner. Students reached retired to maine and their parents. They consciousness they are being harassed by pro-Hamas students astatine nan school. "
He said 1 pro-Hamas student said, "Now would beryllium a bully clip for nan Holocaust."
"The kids consciousness nan module is protecting nan pro-Hamas students," Katzman added.
A ample crowd gathers successful New York City astatine a rally successful support of Israel. Mayor Eric Adams stated his support for Israel and condemned Hamas. (Jen Golotko for Fox News Digital)
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Katzman believes "the higher-ups successful Susan Wagner brushwood it nether nan rug. They make judge they do something, The Department of Education has an intuitional antisemitism problem that trickles down. For specified outrageous anitsemitism to beryllium tolerated it is insane. I americium judge galore of nan children won’t speak because of retaliation."
He urged that "the organization needs to guidelines up because this is simply a government-funded institution."
Joe Borelli, nan Republican number Leader of the New York City Council who represents Staten Island's South Shore, told Fox News Digital, "It is easier to spot foolishness successful precocious schoolhouse kids than it is successful our elite students astatine Columbia University. There is perfectly nary logic for immoderate kid to beryllium threatened aliases harassed connected nan measurement to precocious school. The management has to measurement up."
Borelli and his Republican colleague, Inna Vernikov, who serves as nan number whip of nan New York City Council, wherever she represents nan 48th District successful Brooklyn, person spearheaded actions to blunt nan mushrooming antisemitism successful New York City.
"Antisemitic harassment, bullying and woke indoctrination person go nan norm crossed our nationalist schoolhouse system," Vernikov told Fox News Digital. "Swastikas, decease threats and Hitler glorification are each a consequence of a nonaccomplishment to decently amended our youth, and we must delegate consequences to bad actors.
"Statements are welcomed, but action is required. Instead, complainants are consistently ignored aliases met pinch indifference."
Reached by Fox News Digital, a spokesman for David C. Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, told Fox News Digital, "The chancellor has many times made it clear that each forms of bigotry person nary spot successful our nationalist schools — including some antisemitism and Islamophobia. The superintendent is afloat engaged pinch the Wagner High School organization and is moving to guarantee nan schoolhouse ambiance is safe and welcoming to each students."
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Marion Wilson is nan Staten Island schools superintendent.
The chancellor’s spokesperson said Wilson "helped nan main create a broad action plan, link pinch groups of students and prosecute pinch master improvement connected creating an inclusive schoolhouse community. While we do not remark connected individual incidents, we do analyse each allegation and travel up pinch basal action erstwhile needed."
The chancellor’s spokesperson did not reply a Fox News Digital mobility astir nan quality of alleged Islamophobia complaints that were besides received. According to an anti-Israel flyer obtained by Fox News Digital that was circulated astatine Susan E. Wagner, students complained astir nan Wagner management not permitting students to "wear merchandise that’s successful support of Hamas."
The flyer claimed a double modular because a student was allowed to deterioration an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt.
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news convention astatine City Hall successful New York City Jan. 24, 2022. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Wilson did not respond to Fox News Digital email and telephone messages. The principal, Susan E. Wagner, did not reply Fox News Digital property queries.
In a connection to Fox News Digital, a spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Adams cited "some steps we’ve taken successful caller months to combat incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia successful our schools."
"We person continued to grow and update our vetted schoolroom and curricular resources connected topics specified arsenic nan Middle East crisis, Islamophobia and antisemitism, including a caller antisemitism guideline from nan Museum of Jewish Heritage," nan spokeswoman said.
"On March 13, astatine a citywide main conference, each principals received broad information training connected applying nan subject code, uplifting our Respect for All program, and situation de-escalation.
"Prior to Respect for All Week successful February, we launched further training to Respect for All liaisons connected bullying prevention and incident reporting, which is ongoing. We besides re-shared reporting pathways pinch schoolhouse communities to guarantee allegations of inappropriate behaviour aliases bullying/harassment tin beryllium reported and investigated swiftly."
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Brooke Goldstein, nan quality authorities attorney, told Fox New Digital "the deficiency of transparency and accountability for highly charged and inaccurate program and schoolroom contented is only 1 portion of nan problem."
"Change comes done nan ineligible strategy and done activism," she said. "Parents who spot their children affected by antisemitism astatine schoolhouse request to travel forward. They person rights, and those authorities see being free of favoritism and harassment. Teachers person those aforesaid rights, and I promote anyone experiencing Jew hatred to scope retired to The Lawfare Project for pro bono help."
Questions sent to congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., who represents Staten Island and parts of southbound Brooklyn, were not returned.
