San Diego Cultural Center Defends Controversial Day of the Dead Altar Honoring Terrorist Leaders
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
A San Diego cultural center, the Centro Cultural de la Raza, is facing backlash for displaying a Day of the Dead altar honoring leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, including Yahya Sinwar and Qasem Soleimani. Despite demands from California lawmakers and Jewish organizations to remove the exhibit, the center has kept the portraits, citing free speech and accusing critics of supporting genocide. Flags associated with the groups were removed, but the portraits remain, leading to accusations of antisemitism and disrespect, particularly as the center is on public land.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- San Diego's Centro Cultural de la Raza kept an altar honoring Hamas and Hezbollah leaders despite backlash.
- California lawmakers and Jewish groups called the display antisemitic and demanded its removal.
- The center defended the altar as free speech, accusing critics of supporting genocide.
- Flags of Hezbollah and Houthis were removed, but portraits of Sinwar, Abu Obeida, and Soleimani remain.
- A Jewish visitor reported being ejected from the center after objecting to the display.
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