Walkout at MHS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

+100
In the world in which I grew up, the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israelis would have been met with unanimous condemnation and crushing action. Sometimes I really don't recognize the world we live in today, where Western culture is now a diseased shell of its former self.
Today's youth have been infected from within by an oppressed/oppressor ideology, and normalized antisemitism. Truly a sad state of affairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And using anti-Semitic language apparently, according to the follow up email.

Are you serious? What is going on at McLean HS??

NP.

Yes, she is serious.

There was a follow up email, and the students who walked out did indeed shout antisemitic epithets during the school walk out.

Isn’t it nice to know our kids attend MHS with bigoted and vocal antisemites?

[Anonymous]

I am the parent of an MHS student.

Here is the relevant part of the email from the principal:

“Dear McLean Community,

Yesterday a message was sent from the school informing the school community that students were demonstrating their first amendment rights and conducting a walkout today. During the walkout, some students used antisemitic language, and it was quickly stopped by staff members.
.. . “

The rest is a bunch of blah-blah about the school planning to partner with the equity officer” and other vague blathering.

Now, this year, we know there is a vocal group of antisemitism students at both McLean and at Langley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

+ a million
I wonder if there are any students brave enough to walk out in protest of the hate and antisemitism that is disgustingly normal these days.

"For nearly a year, American supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah have been freely promoting terrorism, often targeting and trying to intimidate the nation’s Jewish communities. Jewish student groups on college campuses have been attacked, as have Jewish-owned private businesses, synagogues and nonprofits across the country. It’s past time that these people are exposed and their activities condemned and investigated."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hamas-and-hezbollah-threaten-the-us-as-american-supporters-are-increasingly-open-1ff0d97e?st=CLRafX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

Sigh. The pre-election hysteria never stops.

The article you posted does not reference any event at an FCPS school.

Sigh. It doesn't have to. The students protesting at McLean are every bit as rabid as student protesters elsewhere. Funny how no one ever protests Hamas.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The McLean walk out shouted antisemitism, sad, hopefully they are expelled

You apparently have no understanding of the student disciplinary framework under the SR&R.

No one is getting expelled.

Great. And no doubt you would be as dismissive had there been anti-Islamic slogans shouted, right?
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

+100
In the world in which I grew up, the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israelis would have been met with unanimous condemnation and crushing action. Sometimes I really don't recognize the world we live in today, where Western culture is now a diseased shell of its former self.
Today's youth have been infected from within by an oppressed/oppressor ideology, and normalized antisemitism. Truly a sad state of affairs.

This seems really one-sided. Israel's response to October 7th has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent civilians. You can blame it on Hamas all you want, but it's still Israel killing people with American weapons.

It encourages me that youths at some high schools and colleges take note of this and protest. They may cross a line and need to be reined in or even disciplined, but your clear indifference to thousands of civilian deaths does not speak well of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

Sigh. The pre-election hysteria never stops.

The article you posted does not reference any event at an FCPS school.

Sigh. It doesn't have to. The students protesting at McLean are every bit as rabid as student protesters elsewhere. Funny how no one ever protests Hamas.
DP

There was an enormous outpouring of sympathy for Israelis in the immediate wake of October 7th, and rightly so.

That was before Israel decided to slaughter well over 30 times as many Palestinians, bomb Gaza and most of its institutions into oblivion, and starve thousands of innocent Palestinian children to death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The McLean walk out shouted antisemitism, sad, hopefully they are expelled

You apparently have no understanding of the student disciplinary framework under the SR&R.

No one is getting expelled.

Great. And no doubt you would be as dismissive had there been anti-Islamic slogans shouted, right?
DP

The disciplinary framework under the SR&R would apply equally to anti-Semitic and Islamophobic remarks, although it's quite possible that a school administration in FCPS might be quicker to characterize comments as anti-Semitic than Islamophobic. The constant dehumanization of Palestinians by many supporters of Israel is itself inherently Islamophobic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

+ a million
I wonder if there are any students brave enough to walk out in protest of the hate and antisemitism that is disgustingly normal these days.

"For nearly a year, American supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah have been freely promoting terrorism, often targeting and trying to intimidate the nation’s Jewish communities. Jewish student groups on college campuses have been attacked, as have Jewish-owned private businesses, synagogues and nonprofits across the country. It’s past time that these people are exposed and their activities condemned and investigated."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hamas-and-hezbollah-threaten-the-us-as-american-supporters-are-increasingly-open-1ff0d97e?st=CLRafX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As a counterpoint, here's a comment made today by the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize:

“I thought the prize would go to those working hard in Gaza…

In Gaza bleeding children are being held by their parents. It’s like Japan 80 years ago”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

+ a million
I wonder if there are any students brave enough to walk out in protest of the hate and antisemitism that is disgustingly normal these days.

"For nearly a year, American supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah have been freely promoting terrorism, often targeting and trying to intimidate the nation’s Jewish communities. Jewish student groups on college campuses have been attacked, as have Jewish-owned private businesses, synagogues and nonprofits across the country. It’s past time that these people are exposed and their activities condemned and investigated."
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hamas-and-hezbollah-threaten-the-us-as-american-supporters-are-increasingly-open-1ff0d97e?st=CLRafX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As a counterpoint, here's a comment made today by the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize:

“I thought the prize would go to those working hard in Gaza…

In Gaza bleeding children are being held by their parents. It’s like Japan 80 years ago”.

I have the same amount of sympathy for Gaza and Japan: zero.

They started it, somebody else is going to finish it. FAFO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

+100
In the world in which I grew up, the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israelis would have been met with unanimous condemnation and crushing action. Sometimes I really don't recognize the world we live in today, where Western culture is now a diseased shell of its former self.
Today's youth have been infected from within by an oppressed/oppressor ideology, and normalized antisemitism. Truly a sad state of affairs.

This seems really one-sided. Israel's response to October 7th has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent civilians. You can blame it on Hamas all you want, but it's still Israel killing people with American weapons.

It encourages me that youths at some high schools and colleges take note of this and protest. They may cross a line and need to be reined in or even disciplined, but your clear indifference to thousands of civilian deaths does not speak well of you.

Nor does your clear indifference to Hamas's atrocities on Oct. 7th - and the fact that Israel is entitled to defend itself. Had Hamas never attacked Israel, none of these other deaths would have occurred. And all of the fighting would stop immediately if Hamas surrendered. Why aren't you insisting they do so?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have now seen pictures of the "walkout" during study hall. It appears about 30 kids out of a student body of over 2400 participated. Several posters with Palestinian and Lebanese flags, one with "From the River to the Sea..." and one labeling Netanyahu a "criminal" (which is consistent with the International Criminal Court prosecutor's outstanding request for an arrest warrant against Bibi).

From the river to the sea is anti-semitic and should not be allowed on a sign on school property without punishment.

+1

It needs to go the way of the N-word

For those who do not know, the phrase “from the river to the sea” is widely recognized as antisemitic because it is a direct call for the destruction of the state of Israel and the elimination of its Jewish population. It refers to the land stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, where Israel is located, and has been used by terrorist organizations like Hamas to promote the eradication of Israel and the displacement or death of Jews living there. Far from being a call for peace or coexistence, the phrase embodies a rejection of Jewish self-determination and a denial of Israel’s right to exist. Its use perpetuates an agenda of violence, advocating for the replacement of Israel with a Palestinian state at the expense of Jewish lives, which is why it is condemned as a clear expression of antisemitism.

Amen to that!… And, I’m not even Jewish, but that is exactly my understanding after reading about the protests and attacks toward the Jewish population across several college campuses in the U.S. These protests are far from organic, they are financed and organized by terrorist groups that not only hate Israel but anything and everything Western, particularly the U.S.
In FCPS, they are sponsored by activist groups that don’t necessarily involve students, yet they have infiltrated the student body and some staff.

The Muslim Students Association and the Black Student Union are school-specific groups at a number of FCPS schools. It's not your role to dismiss them.

There's nothing surprising about the fact that they'd speak up on behalf of people who are being murdered by the tens of thousands by Israel. As Nicholas Kristof, a leading New York Times columnist, wrote this week:

"It’s horrific first of all that children starve in Gaza as a result of the Israeli year-long invasion of Gaza. But it’s even worse when an Israeli airstrike then kills these kids as they line up for medical treatment for their malnutrition. And America supplies the weapons for this carnage."

Of course it is my right and my obligation to condemn hate towards the U.S., or anything Western and American, regardless of where it comes from. And it’s definitely anyone’s place to express that hate does not have a place in our schools or in our country. And, undoubtedly, the hate described below has no place here:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/10/us-news/jewish-life-on-campus-attacked-with-calls-to-defund-hillels/

Again, I don’t need to be Jewish to condemn hate towards our Jewish community in FCPS, yet I have witnessed activists take over our schools as if they were their battlefield. These are our kids and what they profess are not our values! Abrar Omeish might be gone from FCPS (Thank goodness!), nevertheless, the activism she espoused and spread throughout our schools prevails and has multiplied exponentially!

Sigh. The pre-election hysteria never stops.

The article you posted does not reference any event at an FCPS school.

Sigh. It doesn't have to. The students protesting at McLean are every bit as rabid as student protesters elsewhere. Funny how no one ever protests Hamas.
DP

There was an enormous outpouring of sympathy for Israelis in the immediate wake of October 7th, and rightly so.

That was before Israel decided to slaughter well over 30 times as many Palestinians, bomb Gaza and most of its institutions into oblivion, and starve thousands of innocent Palestinian children to death.

You mean because in addition to butchering innocent Israeli civilians on Oct. 7th, Hamas also took innocent Israeli hostages and refused to release them? Actions have consequences. Funny that you refuse to acknowledge that.

[Anonymous]

our child stayed home because they didn't want to see the hate speech and walk out and feel targetted for not participating and getting bullied

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark them absent and give everyone who participated a zero for the day.

Or, offer a pop-quiz for the kids that did show, with questions like:

Name

Date

Little bump for the kids that actually give a sh@t

How about a pop quiz:

What is the River and which Sea?
What is genocide?
What is colonialism?
What is apartheid?
Etc.

The phrase “From the river to the sea” is considered antisemitic because it calls for the complete elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. By referring to the entire area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, the slogan advocates for Palestinian control over this entire territory, which would mean the removal or displacement of Israel’s Jewish population and the destruction of the state of Israel itself. This aligns with the goals of extremist groups who reject the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in their historic homeland and seek to dismantle Israel entirely. Consequently, the phrase is seen as advocating for the erasure of Israel and denying the Jewish community’s right to exist securely within the region, embodying an antisemitic intent.