Walkout at MHS

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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.

PRECISELY. WWII would have continued on had the U.S. not bombed Japan. Aggressors need to be stopped. Hamas is the aggressor here, as well as Iran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Zionist ChatGBT trying to take over just like Israel is trying to genocide Gaza.

[Anonymous]

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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.

No problem. This article references organizations that have an anti-Semitic stance in our public schools. Check out the ones in Virginia:
https://defendinged.org/investigations/school-clubs-sponsored-by-organizations-that-have-taken-a-stand-against-israel/

This article is about Fairfax Co:
https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/no-concrete-plans-at-fcps-as-antisemitism-rises-in-schools/article_0908fd7e-eab1-11ed-b622-c7cddbe33fb5.html

Another one about FCPS:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/17/fairfax-schools-are-failing-jewish-students/

At high school debates:
https://www.thefp.com/p/judges-ruin-high-school-debate-tournaments

The recent acts of hate towards the Jewish population in our colleges is nothing but a culmination of the hate that is being harbored in our high schools by activists that feel the same about the U.S. as they do about the right of Israel to exist or to defend itself.

[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.

No problem. This article references organizations that have an anti-Semitic stance in our public schools. Check out the ones in Virginia:
https://defendinged.org/investigations/school-clubs-sponsored-by-organizations-that-have-taken-a-stand-against-israel/

This article is about Fairfax Co:
https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/no-concrete-plans-at-fcps-as-antisemitism-rises-in-schools/article_0908fd7e-eab1-11ed-b622-c7cddbe33fb5.html

Another one about FCPS:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/17/fairfax-schools-are-failing-jewish-students/

At high school debates:
https://www.thefp.com/p/judges-ruin-high-school-debate-tournaments

The recent acts of hate towards the Jewish population in our colleges is nothing but a culmination of the hate that is being harbored in our high schools by activists that feel the same about the U.S. as they do about the right of Israel to exist or to defend itself.

Right-wing propaganda.

True American patriots don’t want America’s standing around the world destroyed by facilitating Israel’s illegal settlements and genocidal attacks in Gaza that have killed THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT CHILDREN.

If you’re ok with that, you’re a freaking ghoul.

[Anonymous]

How many priests are allowed in a school year?

[Anonymous]

Sorry… protests

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Zionist ChatGBT trying to take over just like Israel is trying to genocide Gaza.

DP.

I do not know the PP you responded to, and I don’t use Chatgbt.

In any case, the PP is right: the phrase is unquestionably antiSemitic.

Your attempt to deny that or deflect is like trying to justify calling someone the “N” word as somehow “not racist.”

[Anonymous]

I’m disappointed that 30 students from 2400-student McLean HS participated in a show of support this week for Palestinians and Lebanese being murdered by Israel.

Should have been 300.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Zionist ChatGBT trying to take over just like Israel is trying to genocide Gaza.

DP.

I do not know the PP you responded to, and I don’t use Chatgbt.

In any case, the PP is right: the phrase is unquestionably antiSemitic.

Your attempt to deny that or deflect is like trying to justify calling someone the “N” word as somehow “not racist.”

You really are scared of Palestinians not being occupied and harassed, aren’t you?

In any event, your attempts to equate a call for liberation from decades-long oppression with a vile racial slur are BS.

[Anonymous]

Zionists will say “from the river to the sea” is genocidal while also imprisoning and bombing and killing Palestinians. It’s actually a fascinating mental disconnect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

What did they say? Were the students punished? Sounds like they were allowed to get away with ir.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

If this was my child's high school, I would be following up with admin demanding to know what punishments were dealt out for this very public SRAndR violation.
The students were specifically warned and shouted out slurs anyway.