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In a grotesquely callous display of blatant Jew hatred, students with the Issaquah Student League are planning a so-called “Walkout for Palestine” on Oct. 7, the one year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. The unsanctioned event is set for 11:30 a.m. at Issaquah High School and neither the school nor the district seem all that willing to condemn the event or show support for their Jewish families.

The promoting the event, a reaction to what these students call “365 days of genocide,” explain the purpose of the walk is to remind Washingtonians about “atrocities” the students think are being committed by the Israeli and American governments.

“We must not stay silent while the genocide continues … your silence is violence!” the flyer reads.

This should not be brushed aside; it should be condemned in the strongest possible terms — the same way the Issaquah School District would respond if these kids were marching in Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods. Terrorist sympathizers, even if they’re 16 or 17, don’t deserve a pass.

Hi 鈥� some of your students are terrorist sympathizers. And you should call this out immediately because, shockingly, most normal people feel this is disgusting and disturbing and by not strongly condemning it, we鈥檒l know where you stand.

鈥� Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)

Issaquah High School has an antisemitism problem

These Issaquah students, parading around as though they鈥檙e fighting some noble cause, are peddling the same propaganda that Hamas loyalists push because these students are, in fact, Hamas loyalists.

Labeling Israel and the U.S. as genocidal powers is beyond absurd. It’s outright inflammatory, and it’s an insult to the victims of actual genocides — perhaps Issaquah High School ought to recommit to more in-depth lessons around the Holocaust. The fact that high school students are pushing this hateful rhetoric is alarming enough 鈥� but what鈥檚 worse is that they likely think they鈥檙e on the “right side of history.”

It’s tempting to write off their behavior as youthful naivety 鈥� after all, kids are susceptible to propaganda. But that doesn’t give them a free pass to spew such vile, antisemitic garbage. If they鈥檙e old enough to walk out in protest, they鈥檙e old enough to know better. They’re choosing to march against Israel on the very anniversary of Jews being raped, kidnapped and slaughtered.

Ignorance isn’t an excuse for these students. The school and district had a moral obligation to speak out immediately. Instead, it’s fair to wonder if they’ll handle this better than the last time a hate rally was planned. A district spokesperson forwarded me an April email that explained to parents that “students have First Amendment rights to peacefully assemble and express themselves,” though it warned hate speech (which isn’t a legal term) won’t be tolerated. That’s hard to believe given the entire event comes from a place of hate. A spokesperson said the school is planning an email to parents today. We did not receive a copy by publication.

Why would the district not even offer a similar email — the literal bare minimum — for a walkout intentionally planned on the anniversary of a terrorist attack against Jews? The Israeli response to the attack didn’t even happen until Oct. 8. The students, however, chose Oct. 7 for their event.

What happened to Issaquah School District’s commitment inclusion and tolerance?

The Issaquah Student League isn’t even an official club, but the district and school staff still refuse to condemn because they don’t believe what they preach.

The district told me: 鈥淭his event is not sanctioned by Issaquah High School or the district. If flyers are passed out or posted during the school day or on our campus, we address that.鈥�

According to quite a few parents, is either being lied to or they鈥檙e lying.

鈥� Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz)

Like many others, the Issaquah School District committed itself to inclusion in the aftermath of the George Floyd death. But it’s clear this district values some lives over others. If Issaquah truly stood for inclusion — or tolerance — as they so proudly claim, then allowing this protest to go on unchallenged is hypocritical at best and complicit at worst.

This isn鈥檛 the first time Issaquah has turned a blind eye to antisemitism from its students. As detailed in a “Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH exclusive, another antisemitic student group (The Consciousness and Racial Empowerment Club, or CARE) hosted a teach-in that referred to Hamas terrorists as “freedom fighters” and claim Israel is the result of 鈥渆xplicitly a settler colonial movement.” The presentation claimed 鈥淚sraeli women were not raped and paraded,鈥� despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Though the school knew about this student “teach-in,” they did nothing to counter the antisemitism and misinformation. Ask yourself why that is.

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Antisemitism amongst students is festering in Issaquah

An anti-Israel march on Oct. 7 is what happens when you let unchecked antisemitism fester. A school that claims to champion diversity, equity and inclusion is doing nothing but fostering division, ignorance and hatred. They’ve failed these kids and parents would be wise to ensure they’re offering counter programming that the staff are incapable of or unwilling to provide.

These kids may not accept it, but they鈥檙e marching to the beat of a twisted, Hamas narrative that dehumanizes Jews and glorifies terrorism. And it鈥檚 not just a problem in Issaquah 鈥� it鈥檚 a problem across the country, where we see a growing trend of normalizing antisemitism under the guise of 鈥減ro-Palestinian鈥� activism. The only thing the march is missing is some entertainment — perhaps Macklemore will make an appearance to demonize Jews between performing mediocre songs.

The district must make it abundantly clear that they will not tolerate this kind of hate 鈥� because that’s what this walkout is. Anything less than a strong, unequivocal condemnation would be a betrayal of their stated values. But, let’s be honest: Did any of us really think this district, or any run by progressives, really cared about those values being universally applied?

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Let’s just call these Issaquah students what they are — future failures. But it doesn’t have to be this way

I don’t enjoy calling out kids who are passionate about issues. Even when I disagree, I can at least appreciate them getting involved in a cause. But when that cause is in support of terrorism, it’s not admirable. And while I’ve been cautioned against writing this next paragraph, I think there’s value in calling these students out harshly because no one else in their lives will.

This walkout isn鈥檛 about justice 鈥� it鈥檚 about spreading a deeply toxic and one-sided narrative that demonizes Israel and, by extension, Jews. What these students are doing is not standing up for peace; they鈥檙e standing up for division. It鈥檚 not activism; it鈥檚 ignorance. And the adults in the room 鈥� those with actual authority and responsibility 鈥� are unwilling to do their jobs.

If the district offers a ho-hum response and let this antisemitic march go unchallenged, they鈥檙e not just allowing hate to flourish 鈥� they鈥檙e encouraging it. It鈥檚 time they take a stand. Will someone in the district have the spine to say something?

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