Jewish parents, teachers and community leaders sounded off on Friday over a resolution passed by the Oakland Education Association calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza conflict.
OAKLAND -- Dozens of people rallied outside of Montclair Elementary School in Oakland Friday morning demanding the OEA rescind statements that opponents called one sided. They also said the resolution taken up by the educators' union have made them feel unsafe and unwelcome at schools.
' Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area CEO Tye Gregory, and Anti-Defamation League Regional Director and former California State Assemblymember Marc Levine also spoke at the rally. In late October, OEA posted an official statement of solidarity with Palestine and condemned the 'genocidal and apartheid state of Israel.'OEA later walked back the statement.
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