Members of the Fairfax County Board of Education called the Battle of Iwo Jima “unfortunate” and “evil” at a school board meeting Thursday.
School Board member Abral Omeish was discussing a day of remembrance, a day of remembrance for the victims of Japanese American internment during World War II. It coincides with the US invasion of Iwo Jima on March 19th.
“Just a few days ago was Japan’s Day of Remembrance,” Omeish said at the conference. It’s the day we set a record for what evil can do.”
The Battle of Iwo Jima, which lasted from February 19 to March 26, was an important victory for the United States during World War II. About 7,000 American soldiers lost their lives trying to capture the island from Imperial Japan.
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Raising the national flag of Iwo Jima. From left, PFC Ira Hayes, PFC Harold Schultz, Sgt. Michael Strank (KIA), PFC Franklin Sousley (KIA), PFC Harold Keller, Cpl. Harlon Block (KIA). Other military personnel have been identified as flag raisers over the years. These six Marines of his have been identified as of the latest investigation by the Marine Corps in 2019. (Photo credit: Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
It is the subject of Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. It depicts his six Marines holding the American flag atop Mount Suribachi.
It is unclear why Omeish said this battle was an example of human evil.
Omeish made no mistake in what she said in a statement after her remarks.
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Abrar Omeish poses for a portrait at his home in Fairfax, Virginia on June 1, 2019. (Will Newton for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Omeish told the Washington Free Beacon newspaper that there was “no reason to distort what was said, and reading it in detail simply reflected the biases imposed by the listeners.”
A 28-year-old school board member has made controversial statements in the past. Parents in Fairfax County said calling Israel an apartheid state angered Jewish parents.
“This caused a great deal of outrage among the more than 250,000 Jewish Americans here in Northern Virginia, and outrage across all political parties and calls for her to apologize. She didn’t apologize.” She doubled it,” said parent Gary Aiken. Friends First” last year.
Omeish also gave a political speech to Justice High School students in 2021, warning them they were entering a world of unfair capitalism.
Fairfax County school buses in Lawton, Virginia, parked in a garage the day after the county announced that it would start the new school year all online. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarck)
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“Our world is overwhelmed with needs. We are fighting extreme poverty right next to luxury and waste, and the list goes on,” said Omeish.
