Schools in the Beverly Hills Unified School District will display the flag of Israel for one month every year to signal support for the Jewish community after a Board of Education vote Tuesday night.

The board approved the controversial proposal 3-2, with members Rachelle Marcus and Amanda Stern voting no. Marcus was concerned that displaying the flag would make schools a target, while Stern said “partisan material” such as a national flag does not belong in a public school resolution.

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The proposal proclaims May as Jewish Heritage Month and calls for display of the Israeli flag at each BHUSD school and facility throughout the month of May every year. It's part of a resolution to combat antisemitism that mixes Holoca

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