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The San Francisco teachers union turned its attention away from city schools and toward international conflict, calling for a boycott of Israel in a strongly worded statement that has angered some families and outraged Jewish organizations. Union leadership voted in mid-May to endorse a boycott, as well as official U.S. divestment and sanctions against Israel over what they called apartheid and war crimes against the Palestinian people. A...

After vote to support Israel boycott, Jewish families question if students will feel safe By Jill Tucker and Emma Talley The San Francisco teachers union turned its attention away from city schools and toward international conflict, calling for a boycott of Israel in a strongly worded statement that has angered some families and outraged Jewish organizations. Union leadership voted in mid-May to endorse a boycott, as well as official U.S. divestment and sanctions against Israel over what they called apartheid and war crimes against the Palestinian people. A prominent synagogue...

Skip to main content After S.F. teachers union vote to support Israel boycott, Jewish families question if students will feel safe FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Guest speakers chat under posters for activist organizations during a workshop for San Francisco teens learning how to become activists in their own community just before a surprise visit from former Vice President Joe Biden who later address a crowd in conjunction with his new book, at the San Francisco Jewish Community Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2o...