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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (1643)	3/25/2005 8:20:28 AM
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Teachers suspended for praising anti-Jewish essay Last Updated Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:49:08 EST CBC News OTTAWA - Two teachers at an Islamic school in Ottawa have been suspended while the school and the Ontario government investigate allegations they incited hatred against Jews. One teacher praised a student essay about martyrdom and killing Israeli soldiers and another helped with the artwork. The administration of Abraar Islamic school was shocked by the student's tale of ambushing and killing Israeli soldiers, said school principal Aisha Sherazi. The eight-page story, written in Arabic, was about avenging last year's death of one of the founders of the Hamas militant movement. It included a cover page illustrated with a burning Star of David, a machine gun and a Palestinian flag flying from the top of the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. "Without thinking, Ahmed took his M-16 machine gun and threw the bombs and he showered the Jews, this resulted in the killing of the soldiers," the student wrote in one passage. A teacher wrote on the title page "God bless you, your efforts are good," adding that Ahmed's story "is still alive and the end will be soon when God unites us in Jerusalem." A second helped with the artwork. They were both suspended Wednesday. "It's very disturbing," Sherazi said on Thursday. "The whole thing is very, very disturbing indeed, but as I say, it's being investigated now and we're certainly going to try and get to the bottom of it." Ontario's Education Minister Gerard Kennedy has agreed to launch an investigation. He said the incident proves the province needs more control over what goes on in private schools. Sherazi said the school of 200 students, ranging from kindergarten to Grade 8, does not condone this kind of thinking. "Encouraging or inciting hatred is strictly prohibited at our school," she said earlier in a prepared statement. "We will take all measures to investigate this matter and insure that it does not reoccur." External investigation needed: Jewish group The Canadian Jewish Congress praised the principal for her swift response. "We believe the principal did exactly what was supposed to be done," Bernie Farber said. He called for a government investigation. Kennedy agreed with the request. cbc.ca