Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status: NYT
CHELTENHAM HIGH SCHOOL, SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 18 – More than 200 students petitioned to remove Netanyahu from the alumni hall of fame citing his criminal indictment and International Criminal Court charges for alleged war crimes.
- More than 200 students at Cheltenham High School petitioned last month to eject Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the alumni hall of fame, representing roughly 15% of the student body.
- The New York Times cited Netanyahu’s indictment and ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes, while he denies the charges and Israel rejects the allegations in Gaza.
- Alumni association officers are meeting, according to The New York Times, with school district officials on Friday to consider the petition, and the secretary said they are inclined to keep Netanyahu up but consider updating his biography.
- Cheltenham school officials met and discussed the petition but didn’t make a decision, Kevin Kaufman said.
- Upcoming November ceremony discussions, district officials said, will determine whether Hall of Fame honors should be reconsidered.
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'Well, they haven’t kicked me out yet': Students call to remove Netanyahu from school hall of fame
During recent U.S. visit, PM joked with Fox News commentator about nominating him to their Pennsylvania high school hall of fame; interview sparked 15% of students to demand Netanyahu’s removal, citing honor given also to his late brother Yoni
Cheltenham school leaders say no decision has been made on whether to remove Netanyahu from the high school’s Hall of Fame
After a meeting Friday with the alumni association, a district spokesperson said "no determination has been made" on the status of the Israeli prime minister, a 1967 Cheltenham High School graduate.
Students at Netanyahu's Pennsylvania high school want him ejected from the alumni hall of fame - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
More than 200 students at Cheltenham High School in suburban Philadelphia have petitioned for the school’s alumni hall of fame to eject Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who graduated from the school in 1967. Officers of the school’s alumni association are meeting with school district officials on Friday to consider the petition, according to a report in The New York Times, which said the association’s secretary privately said the group…
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