Last night, at an official UTLA House of Representatives meeting, 160 credentialed teachers — the people who teach your children — spent thirty minutes denouncing me by name, declared that Zionism is racism, and then voted to expel me. I never said a single word the entire meeting.
For two hours I sat silently as an observer, which is my right as a union member in good standing. Then someone noticed I was there. What followed was half an hour of teachers explaining how terrible I am, how Zionism is racism, and how I had personally tried to get them fired — stories I don’t recognize and that anyone who knows how schools work would find laughable.
Then they voted out the only Orthodox Jew in the room.
No charges. No process. No hearing. Just organized hostility, a vote, and a gavel.
I’ve been doing antisemitism accountability work in K-12 education for years. I file complaints. I document. I publish. I name names. Apparently my silent presence on a Zoom call is a five-alarm emergency.
I want to be clear about what happened: a union used official meeting time to conduct a public denunciation of a Jewish advocate, then expelled her for the crime of showing up and saying nothing.
I’ve been kicked out of better places.
But I’ve never been more certain the work is landing.
@FozonCapital@grahamformaine@LucasSa56947288 What does that first A in AIPAC stand for? Does it stand for “foreign” or is it another word? Try to use both of your neurons and maybe, just maybe, you’ll realize how shockingly dumb you truly are.
@EYakoby Don’t be silly. @SenSchumer stands by his endorsement of his Nazi boy candidate.
No. Matter. What.
Assault? Advocating for Rape? Racism? Antisemitism? Homophobia? NONE of it matters if it helps Dems win back the Senate. Nazis now have a home with @TheDemocrats
@Pro__Trading@HashemMelech048@TheMaineWire From @SenSchumer: “Look, he only molested 4 toddlers and you should have seen what they were wearing. Totally asking for it. I still endorse him and we’re going to win in Maine.”
@RepSaraJacobs You look nervous, Sara. You look intimidated. Scared. You came in armed with your gotcha questions but deep down you always knew that @SecRubio is intellectually and morally superior to you by leagues. I feel embarrassed for you and pity for your ill-served constituents.
@Jvnior Those wicked Zionists made her skin much darker and turned her eyes from Blue to Brown.
@nikitabier, all Jvnior does is spread lies meant to incite hatred against Jews.
He promised you he’d stop.
He has not stopped.
In fact he’s escalating.
Time to remove him.
@TravelodgeUK Is harassing Jewish guests your official company policy? Issue a statement on how you condemn this behavior and that your offending employees were fired or we’ll know that you are company that embraces #antisemitism.
What say you, @TravelodgeUK
A visibly Jewish guest checks into Travelodge Manor House and finds “Free Palestine” displayed on his TV. His friend in another room receives the same message.
This is blatant antisemitism.
Absolutely disgraceful.
Those responsible should be identified, & fired!
@TravelodgeUK