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A 110% increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in New York last year set a disturbing new record for the Empire State, and 60% of anti-Semitism incidents occurred in New York City.
Rising levels of anti-Semitism were revealed last month anti defamation league and its influence on recent incidents of anti-Semitic rhetoric and behavior in the city’s public school system.
“The school system’s failure to impose consequences on Jew hatred is a major factor in the growing bigotry we see every day,” said Brooke Goldstein, a human rights attorney, executive director of The Lawfare Project, and founder of the End Jew Hatred movement. ,
In light of recent anti-Semitic incidents, Goldstein called for the need to do more.
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Fox News Digital obtained a photo of the pro-Hamas slogans “Free Palestine” and “From the River to the Sea” written on a teacher’s board at Susan E. Wagner High School. (Fox News Digital)
“Whether at Hillcrest High School, where a Jewish teacher was allegedly targeted and victimized simply for being Jewish, or at Origins High School, where faculty reported a pattern of ongoing harassment and discrimination for years , or now in Staten Island schools, we’re not seeing any action.”
Jewish students and their parents, along with local politicians and community leaders, are sounding the alarm over the shocking outbreak of antisemitism In the New York City public school system.
He spoke to Fox News Digital about what he says are serious acts of anti-Semitic hatred, as well as a public school administration that has turned a blind eye to rising anti-Semitism.
Jewish students at Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island told Fox News Digital that after the terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, a Middle Eastern student shouted “Liberate Palestine” and was called a “f– -ing Jew” can be heard saying. on the way to school.
Jewish students said that some anti-Israel students “claim they are not anti-Semites and say Israel should not exist.” According to an eyewitness at the school, a student of Middle Eastern origin said that “it would be okay if there was a massacre”.
Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally around 42nd Street in support and protest of the terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Jewish students requested anonymity because they claim there is an anti-Semitic atmosphere at the school and fear reprisals from pro-Hamas students. According to the Jewish student, one student told an Israeli that “the Jewish people and the Palestinian people cannot live together,” and “kept calling me an Israeli and a Zionist.”
At a meeting of student leaders at the school, Fox News Digital was told that all allegations of anti-Semitism were rejected by the anti-Israel students. One example given was of anti-Israel protesters deliberately agitating outside a Jewish community center. It was also claimed that a student was allowed to wear a Hamas T-shirt to school.
The US government has classified Hamas is a foreign terrorist organization, The Hamas jihadist movement killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7, including more than 30 Americans. Hamas has taken more than 130 people, including American citizens, hostage in the Gaza Strip.
Anti-Israel protesters stand outside Susan E. Wagner High School in Staten Island. (Ari Weiss/Staten Island Shomrim)
It was claimed that many of these students, along with anti-Semitic groups promoting the destruction of the Jewish state, also participated in an anti-Israel rally involving 200 activists from Susan E. Wagner High School during school hours in March Was.
Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally around 42nd Street in Manhattan on October 9, 2023 in support and protest of the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital obtained a photo of the pro-Hamas slogan “Free Palestine. From the River to the Sea” written on a teacher’s blackboard at Susan E. Wagner High School. The pro-Hamas war cry has been widely interpreted as anti-Semitic because it urges the eradication of the Jewish state.
According to the Staten Island Advance, “among the students were members of the ‘Shut It Down for Palestine’ coalition, a movement that includes several groups calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Zionism.” “Supporters of the Party for Socialism and Liberation promoted the student-run rally with some prominent slogans and ultimately directed students towards the Jewish Community Center (JCC) on Manor Road.”
The parents of a Jewish student at another city high school told Fox News Digital that their family received an anonymous call regarding their daughter. The anti-Semitic caller reportedly said, “Stop the genocide. If she can’t stop it, she’ll get hurt.”
Rabbi Levi Katzman, who oversees Jewish organization Chabad on the South Shore of Staten Island, told Fox News Digital, “I know students at Wagner, and not just Wagner. Students reached out to me and their parents. They feel they are being harassed by pro-Hamas students at the school. Being harassed.”
He said a pro-Hamas student said, “Now would be a good time for the Holocaust.”
“Kids feel like the faculty are protecting pro-Hamas students,” Katzman said.
A large crowd gathered at a rally in support of Israel in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams stated his support for Israel and condemned Hamas. (Jane Golotko for Fox News Digital)
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Katzman believes that “Susan Wagner’s higher-ups suppress it. They assure that they will do something, that there is an innate anti-Semitism problem in the Department of Education that is gradually decreasing. Such Tolerating outrageous anti-Semitism is madness. I’m sure many kids won’t speak out out of retaliation.”
He urged that “the community needs to stand up because it is a government-funded institution.”
New York City Council Republican minority leader Joe Borelli, who represents the South Shore of Staten Island, told Fox News Digital, “It’s easier to see the stupidity in high school kids than it is in our elite students at Columbia University. It absolutely is. There is no reason for any child to be bullied or harassed on their way to high school, the administration needs to step up.”
Borelli and his Republican allies, Inna Vernikova, Who serves as Minority Whip of the New York City Council, where she represents the 48th District in Brooklyn, she has led action to blunt rising anti-Semitism in New York City.
“Anti-Semitic harassment, bullying and woke indoctrination have become the norm in our public school system,” Wernikov told Fox News Digital. “Swastikas, death threats and the glorification of Hitler are the result of a failure to properly educate our youth, and we must hand over the consequences to bad actors.
“Statements are welcome, but action is needed. Instead, complainants are consistently ignored or treated with indifference.”
When contacted by Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for New York City Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks told Fox News Digital, “The Chancellor has made it clear time and again that there is no place for bigotry of all types in our public schools. No – including both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Superintendent Wagner is fully engaged with the high school community and is working to ensure that the school environment is safe and welcoming for all students. “
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Marion Wilson is the Staten Island Schools Superintendent.
The chancellor’s spokesperson said Wilson “helped the principal develop a comprehensive action plan, engage with groups of students, and engage in professional development to create an inclusive school community. However we do not comment on individual incidents. “We investigate every allegation and take action.” Necessary action as and when required.”
A spokesperson for the Chancellor did not respond to Fox News Digital’s question about the nature of the alleged Islamophobia complaints that were received. According to an anti-Israel flyer obtained by Fox News Digital, which was circulated at Susan E. Wagner, students complained about the Wagner administration not allowing students “to wear merchandise in support of Hamas.”
The flyer claimed double standards because a student was allowed to wear an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt.
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York City on January 24, 2022. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)
Wilson did not respond to Fox News Digital email and phone messages. Principal Susan E. Wagner did not respond to questions from Fox News Digital Press.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson said Mayor Eric Adams He was quoted as saying, “We have taken some steps in recent months to tackle incidents of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in our schools.”
“We continue to expand and update our tried-and-tested classroom and curriculum resources on topics such as the Middle East crisis, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, including a recent anti-Semitism guide from the Museum of Jewish Heritage,” the spokesperson said.
“On March 13, at a citywide principals conference, all principals received comprehensive safety training on enforcing the discipline code, fostering respect for all of our programs and de-escalating crises.
“Prior to Respect for All Week in February, we initiated additional training for Respect for All contacts on bullying prevention and incident reporting, which is ongoing. We also developed a comprehensive approach to school communities to ensure allegations of inappropriate conduct or bullying/harassment are not reported. “Reporting routes can also be shared with the IAS. Reports can be made and investigated faster.”
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“The lack of transparency and accountability for overcharged and inaccurate curriculum and classroom content is only part of the problem,” human rights lawyer Brooke Goldstein told Fox New Digital.
“Change comes through the legal system and activism,” he said. “Parents who see their children exposed to anti-Semitism at school need to come forward. They have rights, and those rights include being free from discrimination and harassment. Teachers have the same rights “, and I encourage anyone experiencing Jew hatred to reach out to The Lawfare Project for free help.”
Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Congresswoman representing Staten Island and parts of South Brooklyn. Questions sent to were not returned.
