Several incidents in public schools in Oakland and Brooklyn have sparked controversy regarding the representation of Israel on maps and the teaching of Middle East geopolitics. In Oakland, Pro-Palestine teachers proposed an activity that led to thirty Jewish families transferring out of the public school district. In Brooklyn, a Qatar-funded public school omitted Israel from a classroom map and labeled it as 'Palestine.' The superintendent of the Brooklyn district issued a personal apology for the map's impact on the community. Additionally, an elementary teacher in a Brooklyn public school used a map of the Middle East in which 'Palestine' appeared instead of Israel, sparking further outrage. In Ann Arbor, Jewish parents are protesting a resolution calling for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire, fearing it could stigmatize their children.
Jewish parents in uproar as Ann Arbor school board prepares to vote on resolution calling for Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Thousands sign petition to stop 'divisive' move that would stigmatize their children https://t.co/9SJSkjxXOM https://t.co/pWbnH32OD5
Rita Lahoud, an elementary teacher in a Brooklyn public school, taught lessons in her school’s Arab Culture Arts program using a map of the Middle East that she hung in her classroom in which "Palestine" rather than Israel appeared. The K-12 program is paid for by the Qatar… https://t.co/9djuqZ2sIM
When I read stories like this, I understand why conservatives feel the public school system—not just higher education—is an indoctrination center & not a place of learning. *Elementary schoolers* were given a map omitting Israel. Taxpayer-funded bigotry. https://t.co/AsjCI3EoCd
Did you hear about the Brooklyn public school with a Mideast map that didn't include Israel? https://t.co/hqLREm2xVi Well, the superintendent of the district (my district), just expressed his “personal apology for the effect the map has had on some members of our community.”
Qatar-funded Brooklyn public school omits Israel from classroom map, labels it 'Palestine' - https://t.co/k6215ziy19
Thirty Jewish families transfer out of Oakland public school district after Pro-Palestine teachers proposed 'draw the Zionist bully' kids activity during anti-Israel 'teach-in' https://t.co/GtonFIfDlb https://t.co/CcUucDiHXD