A journalist has exposed concerning revelations about the National Education Union's radical stance on Palestine and its influence on British schoolchildren.
Speaking to GB News, Nicole Lampert revealed her investigation began by examining anti-Semitism in schools, where numerous Jewish parents have been forced to withdraw their children.
Speaking to GB News, journalist Nicole Lampert said: "I started off by looking at anti-Semitism in schools, which is a huge issue and quite a lot of Jewish parents I spoke to have ended up having to take their children out of schools.
"I spoke to quite a lot of teachers and they said, we have a problem with our union.
Nicole Lampert did an investigation into the National Education Union
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"What was surprising, and all the unions have a kind of Palestinian obsession, was how much the NEU does focus on this and the NEU is possibly, in terms of radicalisation, the most dangerous union of all.
"These are our children. This is young minds. Any dictator who wants to take over a country, they start with the schools, they start with the curriculum, which is why there are very strict rules on neutrality in this country and on politics.
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"Looking at what the union's doing with trips to Palestinian territories and Cuba, interestingly enough. Cuba's a place where they don't actually allow unions.
"The obsession with Palestine. They're so closely aligned that the head of the Palestinian Solidarity Committee, the chairwoman, also has an important role in the NEU. She's not the only one.
"Four out of 14 of the committee of the PSC also have important roles in the NEU.
She added: "There was one Jewish teacher, Peter Block, who's a retired teacher, and he stayed in the union, knowing how dangerous it is and knowing that a lot of people who are still teaching are too frightened to speak out.
The National Education Union (NEU) is one of the most influential unions in the UK
PA"He spoke at their conference just before Easter, and he was booed and hissed. They sang from the river to the sea at him. These are teachers behaving like children."
The NEU, formed in 2017, has grown to become the most influential education union in Europe with nearly half a million teachers in its ranks.
When formed in 2017, it notably dispensed with grammatical conventions, dropping capital letters from its logo while declaring its intention to "shape the future of education."
Nicole Lampert detailed how the union is "obsessed" with pro-Palestine advocacy
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Under its current leadership, the union has expanded its focus beyond education to various social causes.
The organisation, which successfully influenced school closures during the pandemic, continues to wield significant power as Europe's largest education union.
Its increasingly political stance and particular focus on Palestine has raised concerns about its impact on British education and its primary role as a teachers' union.
A NEU spokesperson said: “The NEU has a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism and all forms of racism.
“The Union takes the rise of antisemitism in the UK extremely seriously. Education has an important role to play in combating antisemitism. The NEU is proactively meeting and engaging with Jewish members and organisations including the Board of Deputies of British Jews on how we can work together to combat antisemitism through education.
“The NEU deplores, and has condemned without equivocation, the actions of Hamas on October 7th. We want the international community to achieve - and have called for - the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The NEU joins many in the international community who are wanting to see a just and lasting peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, consistent with international and human rights law. This is in step with the General Assembly of The United Nations who has said that there must be an ‘immediate unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza’.
“The call for a ceasefire is now imperative in the face of the destruction and loss of life in Gaza. Upholding international law matters. It is legitimate for the NEU to speak out, alongside bodies such as the TUC, Education International and the UN, to stand up for the urgent protection of children and teachers in Palestine.
“As in every other country, children in Israel and Palestine must be able to live, learn and thrive in safety”.
