A controversial Virginia school-board member is taking heat for saying the Battle of Iwo Jima “unfortunately happened” — and set a record for “human evil.”
, and state Attorney General Jason Miyares launched a civil-rights investigation of the district last month.
Omeish controversially voted against a resolution to hold a moment of silence for 9/11 victims last year.Last year, Omeish — who boasts of being the youngest woman elected to public office in Virginia — also sparked outrage by voting against a resolution for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Omeish’s father, Dr. Esam Omeish, is a founding board member and former vice president of the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Vir., which was formerly led by Anwar Al-Awlaki, who later became a high-profile radical and wasTwo of the Sept. 11 hijackers were also revealed to have prayed at the mosque before committing their heinous deeds, with the federal 9-11 Commission concluding it “may not have been coincidental.
Abrar Omeish’s remarks were first reported Friday by the Washington Free Beacon, which said she responded to an inquiry with an emailed statement that didn’t explain her remarks about the Battle of Iwo Jima. “There is no reason to warp what was said and reading more into it merely reflects biases forced in by the listener,” she reportedly said.Share this article:
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