The leader of a Democratic Socialists of America rally in Maine that called Hamas’s terror attacks in Israel a “morally and legally legitimate response” is a social studies teacher at the Maine Virtual Academy (MEVA), an Augusta-based public charter school.
Zachary Campbell, 29, of Waterville, joined MEVA in 2019 to teach civics, modern world history, Maine history, and U.S. history, according to a profile that appeared in a MEVA newsletter.
The public high school teacher was among the most vocal of Maine DSA members who took to Monument Square last week to denounce Israel and advocate Hamas just days after Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,300 Israeli men, women, and children.
“The actions of the resistance over the course of the last day is a morally and legally legitimate response to the occupation,” he said, referring to Hamas’s murder, rape, and kidnapping of Israeli citizens, as well as several Americans and Europeans.
“The corporate media and politicians want the public to believe that Israel is simply defending itself from ‘terrorism’ — that’s a lie,” Campbell said.
Nearly 200 hostages taken by Hamas have yet to be rescued or released despite an ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
“Netanyahu you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide,” said Campbell, as fellow DSA members chanted along.
K12, the for-profit company that operates MEVA, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Campbell’s remarks.
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Zachary Campbell 29 of Waterville, instead of being the whinny liberal you appear to be why don’t you embrace your belief’s and fly over to Gaza and help fight with the other baby killers. I’m sure a go fund me would be very successful to get you there. Its kind of a win-win for everybody. Besides you might as well since now when your name is searched on the internet it will bring you to a page that says you believe murder, rape, and kidnapping are a “legitimate response” and as a bonus will surely get you on the governments super secret terrorist sympathizer watch list. You really stepped in it this time dude.
Under his ideologies if my neighbor unknowingly “occupied” part of what I believe to be my property, I’d have the right to torture and murder them. All of these Hamas supporters should be deported out of this country and away from the freedoms they recieve and take advantage of here.
I’m from Maine, and I agree with the two comments above. Also, I can’t believe this guy is teaching anyone. Damn…
Absolutely disgusting rhetoric and he should be fired immediately. He needs a fast flight straight to Gaza. People with his same belief, can get out of Maine and the country! Not welcome.
I’ve got $50 for a one way ticket to the Gaza strip for this guy. I’ll even donate a blunt tipped knife so he is armed, and is legally and morally correct.
Wouldn’t want him compromising his virtues by giving him a fire arm.
Crawl back into your mother’s basement
Campbell should be prosecuted for violating federal law against communism.
Hamas is very clear about the endgame. Israel is just the first step. America is next. Christians are next. Non-Muslims are next.
The world will be under Allah. ALL THE WORLD. (Well, maybe not China, cause they have the purse strings. LOL)
This isn’t a conspiracy. This is well documented by them going back to their establishment 2008 (?) charter, plus other writings, reports, first hand talk. Folks say its all AI generated, but can you AI generate a news report that broadcast at the time? We don’t have AI time travel yet.
So, when Hamas comes for the Democratic Socialists, who are also Atheists and thus heathens (I’m guessing), will this person and others be cheering? “Yes, please destroy evil trumpster America” likely will be his call. Except Hamas doesn’t care about Trumpsters, actually they likely have more in common with them then the woke progressives who wanted to push immorality, trans lives, etc. So, then hamas will go after liberals, really they will go after any non-believers. Will this fellow then say: “We deserve to die! It is morally legitimate for us to die! Please rape and behead my trans non-binary children, and rape my social construct birthing parent who I am in a non-legally recognized spiritual mode of equal commitment with!” Well, maybe … until he can’t get any network on his cell phone nor charge his electric car. Then he’ll want some of those guns he’s been likely wanting to ban.
Anyone who is pro-Hamas is anti-America, and a true domestic terrorist in my view.
This doesn’t even mention the Jewish aspect of their hatred.
Wonder if he knows what Hamas would do to him and his “partner” for being gay? The stupidity and shear ignorance of these leftists is staggering.
Very sad to see this leftist teacher, as well as several viewers obviously with opposing political views, be so quick and naive as to believe this “Hamas attack” actually happened, as it so far appears to be, similar to our 9/11, to be a complete hoax planned well in advance with willing media assistance, with goals of creating sympathy and support for criminal, murderous invasions.
Here are two responses to this tool from Waterville but, of course, he’d never read them. The video with Caroline Glick, whom I met in Israel in June, is as good as it gets at assessing the current situation.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/
If the commenters here had been lucky enough to have Zach Campbell as a social studies teacher in their youth I believe he would have taught them how to think, not what to think. Believe it or not, real educators are not interested in indoctrinating anyone.
The director of the documentary ISRAELISM told us at a screening that he believed that anything Israel did was wonderful until a wise teacher (who has now passed) asked him just one question: “What do you know about the Palestinians?”
If you have never had that kind of teacher, I feel sorry for you.
I’ve met Zach. He is a fine young man. Smart, considerate and honest. I grew up a Young Republican for Nixon and joined the Air Force during the Vietnam war. I flunked my induction physical and had to get a waiver to enter the military when most guys my age were trying to get waivers to stay out. It was there that I read the ‘Pentagon Papers’ by the Rand Corporation that told the story how our government and the media lied us into Vietnam where up to two million Vietnamese died. Over 58,000 American GI’s needlessly died as well. I learned then that my own government represents the corporate interests – not the American people. I’ve proudly been an anti-war activist ever since. Israel (with US support) is killing legions of innocent Palestinian women, children and old people today. People all over the world (including Jews in the US) are marching to stop this carnage. Zach is exercising his democratic rights of free speech. I took an oath when I joined the military to protect that right. I stand by that today.
Isreal is an occupying nation under international law, and under international law an occupied people, in this example the Palestinians have a right to resist that occupation. This comment is not in support, or in opposition to either party in this conflict, just a statement of fact where the laws of war are concerned. Just as the Geneva conventions which are widly accepted by most of the worlds countries governs the treatment of prisoners, and uphold basic tenants of human rights, the laws of war include the preservation of historical sites in war affected countries, the protection of non combattents (civilians), rules of conduct for occupying powers, ect. I personally believe that the US should not being providing ANY country with billions of dollars in financial aid as those monies would sure do a lot of good right here, and the problems between the Palestinians, and the Isreali peoples would most likely subside if not come to a compromised solution if the billions of dollars that the world governments pump into both peoples in this conflict were to stop.