Petitioners noted that growing anti-Zionist-motivated anti-Semitism further raises the stakes, as California school districts are committed to adopting the original draft that many consider anti-Semitic.
We were โdeeply disappointed that not only did all members of the Jewish Legislative Caucus Assembly vote in favor of AB 101, but Caucus Chairman Jesse Gabriel even delivered a speech on the Assembly floor that spoke about the draft bill. law in glowing terms and disparaged concerns about anti-Semitism shared by a non-Jewish member of the Assembly, โthe petitioners wrote.
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โAnyone who understands the threats currently facing the Jewish community can understand why AB 101, well-intentioned as it may be, will unleash a torrent of anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist sentiment, hostility and aggression in classrooms across the state. if it becomes law. The vast majority of California Jews understand it. While the California Senate is ready to vote on AB 101, please stand up and oppose this bill. There is still time to do the right thing, โthe petitioners urged.
Furthermore, the word anti-Semitism is not mentioned once in his 19-page curriculum glossary. However, it defines terms such as homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, anti-blackness, anti-indigeneity, and transphobia.
Ben Baruch contributed to this report.
