The Beverly Hills Unified School District’s Board of Education will vote Tuesday night on a proposal to display the Israeli flag on all campuses and district facilities to recognize Jewish Heritage Month in May.

The proposal is part of a resolution to combat antisemitism that also calls for educating students about Jewish history and commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Oct. 7 as a Day of Remembrance of the 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel.

The resolution has sparked debate over whether it is appropriate to dedicate this much time and resources to recognizing a specific ethnic and religious group in a public school setting.

It has also raised concerns that displaying the Israeli flag doesn’t simply signal support for the J

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