The latest media stunt from the Los Angeles chapter of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) came in response to the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s vote to fly the Israeli flag on its campuses. In comments to Spectrum1 LA, CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush denounced the flag as a symbol of “genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced starvation in Gaza.” In reality, these are the very crimes Hamas commits and openly boasts about — holding hostages, starving them, and calling for the extermination of Jews.
CAIR also claimed the flag could make schools a target, but notably refused to identify who might be doing the targeting. That omission betrays the purpose of the claim: to generate fear rather than inform.
Under pressure, the BHUSD board quickly reversed its decision, citing “risks associated with showing the Israeli flag.”
The outcome was predictable. CAIR secures another round of favorable airtime, the school board caves, and Hamas’s propaganda line is repeated uncritically in American media.
“Beverly Hills USD Superintendent halts plan to display Israeli flag at schools,” Spectrum News 1, August 28, 2025
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Citing safety concerns, the superintendent of the Beverly Hills Unified School District Thursday froze a plan to fly the Israeli flag at school campuses for one month every year.
The district’s Board of Education voted 3-2 on Tuesday to display the Israeli flag during the month of May each year to mark Jewish Heritage Month. The measure was part of a resolution aimed at combating antisemitism with a mix of Holocaust education, lessons on Jewish history and remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.
The move was met with opposition from some who worried that it appeared to favor one religion, and one nation currently engaged in a war in Gaza in which many Palestinian civilians have been killed.
In a statement Thursday, BHUSD Superintendent Alex Cherniss said that “in light of heightened safety concerns around the displaying of flags on our campuses,” he was issuing a directive that “until further notice, no flags will be displayed on our campuses other than the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of California.”…
Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, praised Cherniss’ decision, but said he should have made it clear that “public schools should not be used to make political statements in support of foreign governments committing a genocide.”
“BHUSD must act in the interests of all students, not just those who support Israel,” Ayloush said. “By refusing to acknowledge the immense harm in displaying the flag of a foreign state currently engaged in a campaign of genocide, the district has shown that it clearly values the safety of some students over others.”…
Patriot64 says
Weak officials caving in a terrorist supporters
gravenimage says
+1
Isabella Hale says
That is really outrageous: HOLLYWOOD is filled with Jewish people. I don’t like to draw analogies to Nazi Germany but I will say this.. remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht… right before the full take over. The Jews who lived in Germany were actually German Jews.. and were well off and couldn’t believe it when they in their fur coats and gold rings were also killed. IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. The brainwashed PRO HAMAS and LEFT WING pro MARXIST will kill anyone in their way by any means necessary. Thank GOD WE HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT. I would suggest those “elites” start hire some secuirty or figure it out asap.
Larry Estavan says
I, of course, agree with you.
And, there is something the public can do right now about this, and that is to attack CAIR’s abuse of the media.
You can tell the station that this broadcast – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF3FPTGGmiU
was not journalism as much as it was a promo for CAIR
Promo Index Score
Only one POV quoted → Yes (1)
No documents shown → Yes (1)
No independent verification of claims → Yes (1)
Reporter never leaves the studio (no outside sources) → Yes (1)
Branded backdrop not visible (anchor read) → No (0)
Short runtime (43 sec) → Yes (1)
No response from criticized party (BHUSD, Jewish groups, Israel) → Yes (1)
CTA or URL → No (0)
Language mirrors press release → Yes (1)
No timeline/context beyond claim → Yes (1)
Score: 8/10 → Very promo-like.
And, this broadcast should be compared to another from Missouri where CAIR is suing the President of Uni. of Missouri for violating the Constitutional rights of a student group by denying the local SJP branch access to the homecoming parade because they intended to fly a banner saying “Stop the Genocide”. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebvlk0AM3Uw
So, denying Hamas propaganda at a homecoming parade is a violation of the Constitution, but flying a flag of Israel is a dangerous provocation.
You can complain to the TV stations about how they are not doing journalism, but, serving as CAIR’s press agent instead
Take away their TV privileges and you have defanged the snake,
PRCS USN (ret) says
Thank you, Larry.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Here’s an idea: not just the Israeli flag, but remove all foreign flags from schools other than Old Glory 🇺🇲. In other words, not just no 🇮🇱, but also 🚫🇲🇽🇭🇳🇬🇹🇻🇪🇧🇷🇮🇳🇬🇧🇫🇷🇵🇰🇮🇶🇧🇩…. flags either
Doesn’t matter that a lot of students might be kids of foreign residents from all those countries, and more
40 rounds says
Great point! US flag and state flags only
gravenimage says
This is *not* why Beverly Hills is pulling down the flag of our staunch ally Israel,
Larry Estavan says
How can anyone not side with Israel under the circumstances? –
https://x.com/Saher_News_24_7/status/1961452666330005629
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I know, but I’m suggesting the next follow-on step. Remove the Israeli flag, but also remove the flag of every foreign country. Have only the US flag, the flag of that state that that school is in, and if they wish to decorate it a bit more, the flags of the 49 other states and the various overseas territories – Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, Guam 🇬🇺, American Samoa 🇦🇸, US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮… No controversy then about flags of countries that some people may not like. (Incidentally, I haven’t noticed Russian flags in some of the schools I’ve visited: I’m pretty sure it’s to spite them)
Let US kids learn about our own country & states first, and then, if they wish, they can study other countries
OLD GUY says
Absolutely only the American Flag should hand in our schools and any Government facility.
jerry glenn says
Beverly Hills surges in the national Islamopandering derby.
Winston 101 says
There are 57 islamic countries with flags. There is only 1 Jewish nation.
If schools fly Israel’s flag then muslims can legally demand that each of those
other 57 flags also be flown.
There would be a constant array of islamic flags on a 57 to 1 rotation.
Muslims would love that.
Schools are under the auspice of the government and therefore to present as politically neutral.
No pride, blm, etc. or other nation’s flags, only the U. S. flag, and the schools state flag.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Just make it simple, as I suggested above. Only 🇺🇸 flags, state flags and flags of US territories such as Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, Guam 🇬🇺, American Samoa 🇦🇸, US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮…
Larry Estavan says
I think the point here is not patriotism but that the school system is responding to threats from Muslims, and brain dead Leftist enablers.
The more you give into threats, the more threats you will have to give into.
gravenimage says
This has apparently been reversed:
“Beverly Hills School District Reverses Flag Display Policy”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/beverly-hills-school-district-drops-policy-displaying-israeli-flag-on-campuses-5906711?utm_source=morningbriefnoe&src_src=morningbriefnoe&utm_campaign=mb-2025-09-02&src_cmp=mb-2025-09-02&utm_medium=email&est=wva%2BCmHqKHdYZYSW%2BknwCQK0CHmobjPK7QZ8FaoaJIzRUxvztxxlqUTuzP284qXCffAi8JaBqzA%3D
One bit of good news!
Larry Estavan says
Isn’t that what this entire article is about – Muslims being rewarded for making threats?