A member of the same Virginia school board that came under fire for withholding information about students’ scholarships has raised eyebrows by saying the Battle of Iwo Jima, a major US victory against the Japan in World War II, was ‘evil’ and should not have happened.
The comments were made Thursday by Fairfax County board member Abrar Omeish, 28, in reference to the Day of Remembrance, a day of observance for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The holiday occurs on the same calendar day as the first US landings on the island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945.
Meet @AbrarOmeish, daughter of Esam Omeish who hired Anwar Al-Awlaki as imam at Darul Hijrah where 9/11 hijackers prayed. @timkaine named Esam to a commission, and Esam resigned amid a video of him seeking jihad on Israel. Now Abrar maligns Iwo Jima? 🤯pic.twitter.com/wlPyA62O3O
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) February 24, 2023
