The nation’s largest teachers union reportedly sent its roughly 3 million members a sickening email containing a map that erased Israel “completely” and labeled it as Palestine.
The National Education Association sent the email Friday providing its members with resources for “teaching about indigenous peoples” that included the disturbing map, the North American Values Institute told the Jewish News Syndicate.
The email also linked to shocking material that defended Hamas’ depraved Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and led to another 250 being kidnapped to Palestine, according to NAVI.
“It’s deeply troubling that the nation’s largest teachers’ union would promote materials trafficking in antisemitic tropes and attempts to rationalize the atrocities of Oct. 7, let alone elevate groups that glorify terrorism,” Steven Rosenberg, the institute’s regional director in Philadelphia, told the outlet.
“At best, this reflects an organization that failed to meet its own standards of critical review and responsibility. That’s an inexcusable lapse for any institution entrusted with shaping young minds.”
The email encouraged teachers to share the “related sources” in their classes.
While the union — made up of educators, students, parents, activists, and community members — has since scrubbed the shocking material from its website, a “Native Land Digital” map on the site still labels Israel as “Palestine” and describes it as “indigenous” to the land.
A spokesperson for the NEA blamed a third-party for the offensive content on the union’s website.
“It has come to our attention that an external resource that was linked to on NEA’s website, which has been widely used by man news outlets and organizations for many years, falls well short of our standards,” the spokesperson told The Post, noting that the union has always “opposed antisemitisim.”
“After we became aware of content on this website — particularly related to Israel and Palestine we conducted our own deeper review including links to additional third-party hosted content. Upon review, we immediately removed it from the website.
“We condemn in the strongest of terms the deeply offensive content linked on the website, and our team is working to identify a resource that meets our specific needs and standards. We have contact the host organization to flag our serious concerns and have urged them to conduct a thorough review.”
Rosenberg said that “quietly” deleting content is not transparent or a form of accountability — and called on the teachers’ union to issue a full explanation and “sincere apology,” according to JNS.
The Anti-Defamation League — which the NEA cut ties with earlier this summer — also blasted the union.
“Did the NEA forget something? The union sent its members an article featuring a world map that erased Israel,” the ADL said on X, along with a photo of the map showing Palestine labeled over the Jewish state.
“This is not a simple oversight, but a shocking act that denies both history and present reality. Educators should be teaching facts, not rewriting them.”
The union’s blunder erupted on the same day a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, as part of a breakthrough peace deal brokered by President Trump.
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