Local politicians demand answers over 'awful' school map that omits Israel for Palestine

(NEW YORK POST) – Local politicians fumed Thursday over a Brooklyn elementary school’s classroom map that left off Israel and instead labeled the region “Palestine.”

Electeds demanded answers after photos revealed the controversial “Arab World” map on a classroom wall at PS 261 in Boerum Hill as part of an “Arab Culture Arts” program funded by Qatar Foundation International (QFI).

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“I am deeply concerned about this issue and we are working to determine why this map is on display, if the map was approved by the [Department of Education], and whether the exclusion of Israel is a part of the class’s curriculum,” Rep. Dan Goldman, whose district includes the school, told The Post.

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