(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Few things are more complex than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that dispute came to northern Fulton County after an apparent misunderstanding over a map that appeared at a middle school multicultural night last week.
A display at Autrey Mill Middle School on Thursday represented the culture of Palestinians, many of whom are Muslim, and included a map that seems to show the outline of Palestine before Israel was recognized as a nation inside its borders. A picture of the map circulated on social media without context, causing many to take it as a slight to Israel, which was founded as a Jewish state.
The school district then condemned the display and said it would be investigating. Local Muslim advocates released a statement Tuesday voicing opposition to the school’s statements, and saying school officials opened up some students to bullying by mishandling the incident.
