School Board Member Calls Iwo Jima ‘Unfortunate,’ ‘Evil’

A member of the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia — who told graduating high school students to remember their “jihad” in 2021 — called the World War II U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima “unfortunate” You can also find out more about a “record” For what? “human evil is capable of.”

The Allied invasion of Iwo Jima in World War II — in which roughly 7,000 Americans died — occurred on February 19, 1945, and inspired the iconic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press showing six U.S. Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi. Suribachi.

Abrar Omeish is a county school board member and speaks about the Day of Remembrance which commemorates Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II. , “Just a few days ago was Japanese Day of Remembrance. Something for us to certainly reflect on as we learn our history and think about it. The days when, you know, Iwo Jima unfortunately happened and set a record for really what, I hate to say, human evil is capable of. So that’s something to remember.”

Asked Omeish clarified her comments by saying, “There is no reason to warp what was said and reading more into it merely reflects biases forced in by the listener,” Addition of Iwo Ima “happens to fall on the same day” The 1942 executive order was issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt for the incarceration of Japanese-Americans.

Omeish posted in May 2021, that Israel was being annexed. “apartheid” State that “kills Palestinians.”

“This caused huge outrage among over 250,000 Jewish Americans here in northern Virginia, and it sparked outrage across all political lines and there were calls for her to apologize. She offered no apology. She doubled down on it,” One Fairfax County parent .

The keynote address will be delivered in June 2021 at the Start Omeish for Justice High School Falls Church, Virginia declared, “Our world is overwhelmed with need. We struggle with human greed, racism, extreme versions of individualism and capitalism, White supremacy, growing wealth gaps, disease, climate crisis, extreme poverty amid luxury and waste right next door. And the list goes on,” Omeish stated.

“The world sees the accolade, the diploma, the fruit of all your years yet be reminded of the detail of your struggle,” The students heard her speak in English. She used Arabic words to give the speech in Arabic when she spoke in Arabic. “jihad” for struggle.

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