A high school basketball coach in Colorado was suspended after displaying a Palestinian flag before a game against a Jewish school and refusing to shake hands with the opposing coaches. The incident sparked controversy and accusations of antisemitism.
A Colorado high school basketball coach was suspended after he was seen hanging up a Palestinian flag, and after he refused to shake hands with the opposing coach following a game against a Jewish school last week. Lotus School for Excellence in Aurora and Denver Torah Academy competed against each other on Jan. 22. The Lotus School told Denver’s 9 News that the head coach of the team, identified only as Coach O., brought out a Palestinian flag before the game and hung it up.
The school said after the game the coach reacted to the flag again before going to the handshake line. The coach reportedly failed to shake hands with the coaches of Denver Torah. 'He grabs his flag and puts it around his neck,' Lotus School’s athletic director Deon Jackson told the station. 'We saw the intent at that point.' Emrek Bakyt, the school’s principal, announced the coach was suspended along with another assistant coach, according to the New York Post.
think everybody in the Jewish community is very aware that there’s been a rising tide of antisemitism since Oct. 7,' Rattiner, who spoke on behalf of Denver Torah, told the paper. 'And we’ve seen it in schools here and all throughout the country on many different occasions.' Rattiner added that he thought the 'key issue' was when the coach refused to shake the hands of the Jewish coaches.
Holding Jewish people accountable for the state actions of Israel is a textbook form of antisemitism.' Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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