The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) filed a lawsuit against the largest teachers union in Massachusetts, alleging it has violated the civil rights of Jewish members by creating and fostering a “hostile and discriminatory” antisemitic environment.

The 26-page complaint, filed with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on Aug. 13, accuses the 117,000-member Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and state law.

“Since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, the MTA has strayed from its mission by engaging in and fueling antisemitism,” ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said in a statement. “Instead of dedicating itself to improving educators’ workplace conditions and quality of life, the union has been so fixated on attacking Israel and denying the Jewish people’s connection to their ancestral homeland that many of its Jewish dues-paying members feel unwelcome and even unsafe in the union.”

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