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EXCLUSIVE — The union chapter leader for a New York City school is under fire from teachers and members of Congress for sending an email to colleagues alleging"illegal Israeli colonialist occupation" is what"led to" the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks against the Jewish state.
The email, which totals roughly 700 words, underscores how teachers, as well as K-12 schools and universities, have expressed sympathy for Hamas on the heels of its unprecedented attack — which has killed over 1,400 innocent Israelis and 33 Americans. Hamas alleges over 5,700 Palestinians have died since the conflict began, though the statistics are scrutinized as heavily unreliable by national security experts.
"No one is ever justified in targeting innocent civilians — not Hamas, not a right-wing Netanyahu government, and not the Israeli Defense Forces," Cheng said, while also falsely accusing Israel of the"bombing of Al-Ahli hospital." The U.S. government found in an assessment last week that Israel"was not responsible" for the nearby blast.Sixth grade English teacher Holly Obernauer at M.S.
Rep. Mike Lawler , whose district in southern New York also includes a major Jewish population, said Cheng's email"is very disturbing, but not surprising." A source familiar said that teachers have been emailing the principal to voice complaints about it."We must combat the antisemitism that has been allowed to fester in our nation’s classrooms and even in the halls of Congress," Lawler told the Washington Examiner.
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