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Controversial Virginia school board member doubles down on Iwo Jima comments, says backlash a 'distortion'
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An embattled school district in Virginia has been ground zero for controversial public school education policies and one member of the school board has frequently made headlines for her left-wing talking points.
During a school board meeting last week, the 28-year-old Muslim school board member described the Battle of Iwo Jima as "unfortunate" and "evil" while discussing the Day of Remembrance which commemorates the victims of Japanese-American internment during World War II and coincides with the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima, which occurred on Feb. 19, 1945. Kendall Tietz is a Production Assistant with Fox News Digital.
"Just a few days ago was Japanese Day of Remembrance," Omeish said during the meeting. "Something for us to certainly reflect on … the days when, you know, Iwo Jima unfortunately happened and set a record for really what, I hate to say, human evil is capable of."
The Battle of Iwo Jima, where almost 7,000 American service members died trying to capture the island of Japan from the imperial Japanese, is considered a significant U.S. victory in World War II.
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