Randy Ingram, the teacher who had been accused by the local Islamic Cultural Center of making ‘hateful’ comments about Iranians is back in class, according to the Fresno Bee (my previous posts on this subject can be found here and here).
The incident has been ‘investigated’, but a spokesperson for the school district has refused to discuss the results of the investigation.
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By Vic Rosenthal
Yesterday I wrote about accusations of “hateful” speech by a teacher in an elementary school nearby. The teacher, Randy Ingram, was not in school on Friday and school authorities are “looking into” (they would not use the word ‘investigating’) the allegations, made by ethnic Iranian parents and Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, director of the local Islamic Cultural Center.
By Vic Rosenthal
The Fresno Bee reports that a local (Clovis, CA) teacher has been accused of “making anti-Muslim statements” by the director of the local Islamic Cultural center.
By Vic Rosenthal
I went to the ADL’s Finding Our Voice conference in San Francisco on Sunday (see my earlier post). The conference was an attempt to bring together Jewish activists on the Left and Right – at least those who profess to support the continued existence of the State of Israel – to learn about ‘the new’ (i.e., left-wing) antisemitism and how to deal with it.
When does ‘progressive’ criticism of Israeli policy go to far? Certainly if it becomes antisemitic. The ADL, concerned about increasing left-wing antisemitism is sponsoring a day-long conference in San Francisco this Sunday (28 January) to discuss the phenomenon.
The organizers want to get a ‘spectrum of opinion’ from the Jewish community and co-sponsors include the ADL, the AIPAC, Americans for Peace Now and the Jewish Labor Committee. They notably do not include Jewish Voice for Peace or Tikkun. The fact that the conference is being held on the same day as planned antiwar demonstrations — including one in San Francisco — will probably decrease participation of left-wing groups.
FresnoZionism.org will be there.
