![]() I actually did not say that, in any of my talks but it would have been accurate to say that,” Arraf said. People were criticizing, saying that I called Israel an apartheid state. “That this student felt uncomfortable, I think is unfortunate because I spoke from personal experience and I spoke about documented facts. “How could you allow a speaker to come to our school, a ‘safe environment,’ and spread misinformation to hundreds of students who didn’t know anything about Israel now have their first impression of this beautiful country to be something of terror?” a student asked school officials. Some Jewish students said they immediately felt excluded and unsafe. “I am very much apart of the fight against antisemitism and all forms of racism and discrimination and I came to speak as part of a diversity panel assembly talking about the dangers of racism and making people feel excluded, Arraf said. She said criticizing Israeli policies towards Palestinians is not antisemitism. Huwaida Arraf, an attorney and well-known pro-Palestinian activist, was that speaker. In a new letter, Bloomfield Hills High School officials are apologizing for a second time, saying a guest speaker shared “antisemitic rhetoric” that had a “devastating impact” to 10th-grade students at a diversity assembly. – Students protested outside of Bloomfield Hills High School after a conversation meant to spark a sense of inclusion instead alienates and offends. ![]()
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