High school yearbook ripped for shrugging off Hamas attack as ‘what happened happened’
General News,Hamas,Houston,Ilhan Omar,Israel,Minnesota
A Houston-area high school’s yearbook drew outrage for publishing a one-sided account of the Israel-Hamas War that downplays the brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians, saying that “what happened happened.” Michael Niggli, principal of Bellaire High School, responded to the criticism by agreeing to provide a revised yearbook to any student who requests one, acknowledging that “some in our community were deeply distressed by the yearbook article.” He didn’t say whether any students would be punished. He also indicated that the pro-Palestinian page may not have been viewed by...
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