Unclear if tribute announced over loudspeaker by student was approved by principal; parents say they don’t understand why school waded into conflict

Times of Israel

Several Jewish parents expressed outrage over the weekend after children at a New York City school were instructed to observe a moment of silence for the dozens of Palestinians killed during clashes along the Gaza border.

The announcement of the Tuesday tribute at Beacon High School in Hell’s Kitchen was made by a student over the school’s PA system. It was not clear whether the decision had been approved by the school principal.

The New York Post, which reported the story, said it was not able to reach principal Ruth Lacey for comment.

Parents said they didn’t understand why the school chose to suddenly take a stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“I am extremely upset because I did not send my child to a New York City public school to pray for Hamas operatives,” a Jewish father told the Post.

The deaths of 62 Palestinians during Monday’s violent protests were met with international outrage and calls for an independent investigation of events. The UN’s Human Rights Council on Friday ordered a probe, and a resolution prepared by Kuwait for the UN Security Council urges the deployment of an international force to protect Gazans. Hamas has subsequently admitted that 50 of the dead were members of the terror group. Three others were Islamic Jihad members.

“I just don’t think any school should be promoting a moment of silence for terrorists. What if it was Islamic terrorists in ISIS?” a Jewish mother said. “No school would be having that over the loudspeaker.”

Jewish student Sophie Steinberg told the paper, “I could see a lot of my Jewish friends get very weird when the moment of silence started…They don’t know how to feel. They don’t know how to fit into all of this.”

Parents who tried to contact Lacey said she had not been responsive to their overtures.

The Zionist Organization of America said it would demand an apology from the school. ZOA President Morton Klein told the Post, “It is disgraceful to mourn the death of Hamas terrorists.”

On Wednesday a few dozen young Jews in London recited Kaddish, the Jewish mourning prayer, for fatalities in Gaza. The activists gathered outside Parliament Square and read the names of the 62 Gazan Palestinians listed by the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza as killed in clashes.

“When Palestinians stand resolute on the Gazan border [for] their freedom and their right to return, they are not committing acts of terrorism, they are performing a mitzvah,” one of the speakers at the Kaddish for Gaza event said.

Since March 30, tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken part in weekly “March of Return” protests, which Israel says are orchestrated by the Hamas terror group and used as cover for attempted terror attacks and breaches of the border fence.

The violent demonstrations were meant to end on May 15, but Hamas leaders have said they want them to continue.

10 thoughts on “Jewish parents outraged after NY school holds moment of silence for Gaza dead”
  1. It’s time to give hell back to Israel. These Palestinians were massacred by Israeli snipers who did not “Clash” as they were over 100 yards from each other. The Palestinians were un armed and one was even in a wheelchair with both legs amputated because of Israeli aggression – he too was shot and killed by a sniper. And you have the audacity to be outraged – you people make me sick and I wish you no harm but unless you change towards a more empathetic attitude then you wish your own demise.

  2. Comment posted on VT
    THE SO-CALLED “OFFICIAL POLICY” THAT COMES OUT OF THIS BEAST NATION WITH ALL OF THEIR NARRATIVES AND AGENDAS TO ACT WITHIN OR WITHOUT IS ALWAYS SELF-DELUSION AND SELF-DECEPTION.
    “– Officially, Israel wants to compensate for Holocaust losses of the population, and the virtual losses of the sons and grandsons of European Jewish victims.”
    THIS IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR HOLOCAUST SCAM GOING FOR GENERATIONS–THAT AMERICANS PAY FOR: http://therealistreport.com/federal-spending-bill-gives-big-boost-to-jewish-groups/
    – Officially, Israel wants to compensate for losses caused by Palestinian Intifadas and lethal attacks.
    THERE ARE NO LETHAL ATTACKS BY PALESTINIANS, UNLESS THEY ARE ISRAELIS DRESSED UP AS PALESTINIANS. THE ONLY POPULATION SUFFERING IMMENSE LOSSES ARE THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE THEMSELVES WHO ARE THE TESTING GROUND FOR ALL THE BEAST NATION’S WEAPONS:
    http://citizensamericaparty.org/AmericanFreedom.htm and PALESTINIAN CHILDREN ARE KILLED DAILY, ALONG WITH THE UNBORNS, BY ISRAELI SNIPERS: http://planetization.org/Palestine.htm
    http://citizensamericaparty.org/Return_Palestine_Dissolve_Israel.htm
    – As a State, Israel has been in danger while surrounded by prolific Arab families.
    THIS IS ORWELLIAN SPEAK.
    ISRAEL IS A DEMONIC ENTITY IN THE MIDST OF WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HOLY LAND’S EPITOME OF “PEACE, JOY AND GOODWILL TO ALL MEN” (MEANING THE HUMAN RACE).

  3. The Zionist Organization of America said it would demand an apology from the school. ZOA President Morton Klein told the Post, “It is disgraceful to mourn the death of Hamas terrorists.”
    Disgraceful?? I think NOT Mr. Klein, since Hamas is a group that was started and is run by Mossad –AS ADMITTED by Dr. Steve Pieczenik on InfoWars on May 14, 2018.
    “On Wednesday a few dozen young Jews in London recited Kaddish, the Jewish mourning prayer, for fatalities in Gaza. The activists gathered outside Parliament Square and read the names of the 62 Gazan Palestinians listed by the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza as killed in clashes.”
    Again, it’s the “STRATEGY OF TENSION” which is the same verbiage/terminology used when speaking about “Operation GLADIO” in Europe (a.k.a. the “stay behind teams”) after World War II. Oh no, the Jews weren’t done running the raping, pillaging, and killing of Europeans when “hostilities” supposedly ended. Only the bullshyte “history” books ((they)) publish pretend WWII ended in 1945. The war hasn’t ended to this day because most war is waged economically and psychologically. If there is 1 thing you can count on, it’s the relentless nature of the enemy. There is only one way to stop them. Asking “pretty please” won’t work.

  4. If the upset parents are so upset and offended can they not move to Israel? I have heard it is a beautiful place for special people.

  5. what to say move to that hell hole in one in the middle east with most Repulsive people of the world.
    The old testament is no bible because it is writing by people not by God Morons.

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