Teachers union's resources on Israeli-Palestinian conflict lack balance - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : In July, the Massachusetts House and Senate Republican caucuses criticized the union for appointing Rosa, arguing, "Mr. Rosa's inflammatory statements and participation in anti-Israel activism ... demonstrate a clear commitment to a political agenda rather than educational integrity.
60% : " In March, a union webinar for members on anti-Palestinian racism focused on promoting a pro-Palestinian narrative of the conflict.
54% : "When I see this, I'm like, 'Oh this is why we exist,' " Weissman told me. Jany Finkielsztein, a retired MTA teacher who works for the CAMERA Education Institute, which combats anti-Israel bias in education, called the list "a slap in the face to Jewish families and students.
50% : According to AJC's report, Rosa, a former associate professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, posted a "free Palestine" image on social media two days after Hamas's Oct. 7 attack.

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