San Diego Teachers Union Passes Resolution That Rejects Israel's Legitimacy

The San Diego chapter of the American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution this month rejecting Israel's legitimacy as a country and accusing the Israeli government of carrying out ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and war crimes against Palestinians.

In the resolution, AFT Guild Local 1931, which represents community college teachers in San Diego, refers to Israel as "Historic Palestine" and calls on the Biden administration to "Hold Israel accountable for its complete disregard of international law" and implement a "Prompt reassessment of military aid to Israel."

The resolution comes as hate crimes against Jewish Americans are on the rise and progressives across the United States ramp up a campaign of delegitimization and economic pressure against Israel.

AFT national president Randi Weingarten told the Times of San Diego she was "Troubled" by parts of the resolution but had no control over the chapter's decision.

The Anti-Defamation League called it "Unconstructive and potentially detrimental to San Diego area students, parents, faculty, and administrators." A local Jewish group also condemned the resolution.

"We are concerned about many aspects of this statement and the misrepresentations and omissions throughout, and in particular that it questions Israel's fundamental right to exist," Heidi Gantwerk, the interim president of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, told the Washington Free Beacon.

Supporters of the resolution rejected these arguments, with one claiming that "Conflating Israel and Judaism is anti-Semitic," according to the meeting minutes.

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