Some 3,000 Californians called for vetoing ‘anti-Semitic’ ethnic studies bill

Sep 28, 2021

Some 3,000 Californians signed a petition calling on the governor on Monday Gavin Newsom To veto a bill adding ethnic studies to the high school curriculum.

Bill titled AB 101, cleaning both houses Before the California State Legislature in September. AB 101 is set to become a requirement for graduation in California.

The liberal California Legislative Assembly Jewish Caucus criticized the original model of the curriculum, introduced in 2019, saying it carries “anti-Jewish bias”.

Following the response received by Californian Jews, a revised version of the bill that included two texts on Jews in California was approved by the state education board in March

AB 101 was drafted by The Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Institute (LESMC), which claims Israel participates in “settler colonialism” and “apartheid”. The site also encourages teachers and students to “fight against the Zionist backlash.”

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