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Spread of Antisemitism<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world backlash has been palpable, with the victims being blamed for existing.\u00a0 Every day \u2013 countless acts of antisemitism have been committed throughout the world, Jewish people attacked and some even killed, Jewish businesses desecrated, and more.<\/p>\n

The scourge of antisemitism has been blasted (with acceptance) from the grounds of some of the most elite university campuses in America, as well as local elementary and high schools.<\/p>\n

One local mother in north Atlanta decided to take action after two of her school age children were subjected to taunting, inflammatory rhetoric, and exposure to symbolic paraphernalia that condones and celebrates the Hamas terrorist acts of October 7.\u00a0 Children are being allowed to walk around with Palestinian flags and wear the red and white scarves (keffiyehs) which glorify the terrorist organization Hamas.<\/p>\n

Taking Action<\/strong><\/p>\n

After her requests to the school fell on deaf ears, Illanit Kazula voiced her concerns in front of the Fulton County School Board at a recent panel meeting.\u00a0 She was given a total of\u00a0 5 minutes to appeal to the Board about what was happening at her children\u2019s school.<\/p>\n

The blatant display of flags, keffiyehs and other paraphernalia are making her children feel intimidated and afraid to go to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to take politics out of this,\u201d says Kazula.\u00a0 \u201d This is not about politics and nationalism, I am not asking for my children to be able to wear the Israeli flag at school, this should be a neutral zone where children come to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, Kazula and other Jewish leaders say they have received little response from the school board, who continue to allow children to display the paraphernalia, referring to the keffiyeh as a \u201csoccer flag.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Matter of Principle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf African American children come to school and see other children wearing a white hood and other KKK paraphernalia, how would that make them feel, and how would that be accepted?\u201d she adds.\u00a0 This is exactly the same \u2013 a group of people who are given the permission \u2013 in the name of free speech \u2013 to glorify a terrorist organization that is bent on the destruction of the Jewish race.<\/p>\n

Kazula says that she has yet to hear any response from the school board, or her children\u2019s school, about the ongoing issue.<\/p>\n

Her next step, says Kazula, is to team up with a group of other like-minded leaders in the Jewish community and file a Title 6 Complaint \u2013 part of the Civil Rights Act \u2013 that protects students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not stop until my children and children of other faiths \u2013 can go to public school without feeling fearful because of their background, religion, and identity.<\/p>\n

Students at a school in Alpharetta displaying\u00a0 paraphernalia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kazula appealed to the school board in Fulton County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It\u2019s been over two months since the October 7 massacre, violent rape, maiming and kidnapping of Jews living in Israel, as well as innocent foreign workers who were victims of Hamas\u2019 brutal rampage.\u00a0 Since then, Israeli military forces are battling Hamas inside Gaza, trying to wipe the scourge of terrorism against Israel once and for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4980,"featured_media":263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[104,80,56,95,101,98],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-antisemitism","tag-gaza","tag-israel","tag-jewish","tag-public-school","tag-teen"],"yoast_head":"\nHere's How One Mom is Fighting Schoolwide Antisemitism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It's been over two months since the October 7 massacre, violent rape, maiming 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