The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) promotes the use of anti-Israel educational materials, including phrases such as “Zionist bullying” in student workbooks.
MTA President Max Page has been called to a Hearing On February 10, the Massachusetts Commission consistently defended them despite the committee pointing out the blatant anti-Israel bias contained in the documents. Educational Education (PDE) Expedited shipping First shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation Provides Education of teaching materials It was promoted by the MTA, which the PDE called “anti-Semitism.”
Some of the materials provided to educators included Palestinians.Activists“Guide and a Books for children It said, “A group of bullies called Zionists wanted our land, so they stole it with force and hurt many people,” and “children like me who bully Zionist bullying The document also encourages children to protest and help “free Palestine.”
During the hearing, committee members pointed out several social media posts by Paige staffers on “Free Palestine” days after the fatal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The page defended staff members' posts. The MTA president also refused to disclose who compiled resources to teach students about the Hamas and Israeli ongoing conflict.
“The anti-Israel sentiment and indeed anti-Semitism emanating from the MTA have long been grotesque, but at this point it could be Hamas' mouthpiece.” “They are silent about the cruelty of October 7th and in their next breath they accuse the Trump administration of committing the Holocaust, an illness that should not be near other people's children. It's an organization of
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) told the House Education Committee and the workforce in Washington, DC on May 23, 2024, “Seeking Accountability: Anti-Semitic College Disturbance.” I'll stop it.” He will speak at the hearing. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)
When faced with the fact that the material used by instructors to teach students accused Israel of “apartheid”, “genocide”, and “ethnic cleansing”, Page tried to skirt the committee's questions . He further did not address the fact that educational materials did not include Jewish or Israeli perspectives.
Massachusetts social studies teachers who attended the hearing alongside Page also decided to follow the supplemental curriculum.
“The teachings of history are political, moral, personal and emotional,” she said. “If we think we must always teach both sides of history, then we are misunderstood.”
It has since become apparent that teachers will “compare the Trump administration with the Holocaust.”
“[E]The Ben Holocaust took place physically in Europe, but it's a story that Americans must also consider,” the teacher continued. “I think the same is true about what happened on October 7th, what is happening in Gaza, and what will happen during this presidential administration.”
President Donald Trump has placed public schools under a microscope to perpetuate anti-Semitism after hundreds of violent protests overtook campuses across the country. Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has already created a task force to combat anti-Semitism, which promises to “eliminate anti-Semitism harassment on school and university campuses.” (Related: Blue State advocates teaching children gender ideology.
The Teachers Association has 117,000 members of 400 local associations. According to on that website. The MTA did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.
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