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Hamas-loving NYC teacher cowardly covers his face as he returns to school — and furious parents want him fired

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Campanile, C., Fenton, R., & Fitz-Gibbon, J. (2026, October 5). Hamas-loving NYC teacher cowardly covers his face as he returns to school — and furious parents want him fired. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/hamas-loving-nyc-teacher-cowardly-covers-his-face-as-he-returns-to-school/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by Carl Campanile, Reuven Fenton, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

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Damien Neva, a 48-year-old teacher at PS 77 in Park Slope, returned to school after making controversial comments praising Yahya Al-Sinwar, the former leader of Hamas, in a group chat. Parents and community members are demanding that Neva be fired for his support of terrorists, calling his views morally reprehensible and dangerous near children. The city’s education officials have not yet commented on the situation.
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Damien Neva, a 48-year-old former fashion photographer turned teacher at PS 77 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, returned to school after being accused of praising Yahya Al-Sinwar, the leader of Hamas responsible for the October 7 attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and kidnapped over 250 others. Parents and community members expressed outrage, demanding Neva's firing due to his alleged pro-Hamas views revealed in a lawsuit. The allegations stem from a group chat where Neva reportedly wrote "Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar." Critics argue that such sentiments make him unfit for teaching, as praising terrorists suggests condoning violence against innocent people. Educational officials are investigating the claims.

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“Article A describes the return of the teacher to school after his comments were revealed, while Article B presents letters to the editor regarding the issue without specifying a particular incident beyond the context already known.”
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Carl Campanile
68 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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🔮 New York is again expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party takes control of the House of Representatives — four years after the GOP’s four-seat pickup turned the tide in 2022.
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🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul will raise New Yorkers’ taxes to fulfill Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist agenda if she’s re-elected next week, her GOP opponent Bruce Blakeman warned.
🔮 A spokesperson for the Justice Department said, “The Department takes allegations of antisemitism seriously and is committed to enforcing federal civil rights laws that protect students from discrimination.” The city DOE and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
🔮 “New York needs an attorney general who will put public safety over politics and make sure New York State is one of the most prosperous, best places to live in the country,” Teixeira added.
🔮 The Transport Workers Union of America, whose local members include roughly 40,000 city subway and bus workers toiling under an MTA contract that lapsed in May, began airing the scathing spots Friday, a day before early voting opened
🔮 Critics – including President Trump — immediately called for her to step away, saying she was too political, biased and unethical to fairly investigate the case. Norman Siegel, a longtime civil rights lawyer, said James is doing the right thing, adding that her taking the case would be like a police commissioner commenting on police misconduct cases before a probe is finished.
🔮 The folky tunes of an extremely rare piano will once again sound in Manhattan Friday — nearly a century after Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia banned the instruments from the city streets.
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Reuven Fenton
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Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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🔮 “Lexie could have just said, ‘Not my dress,’ and set it aside,” Webber-Brown said.
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🔮 Bruce Blakeman slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul as lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “puppet” during a GOP campaign rally at an upstate shopping center Sunday, calling out the governor over the state’s soft-on-immigration sanctuary policy.
🔮 But the attorney general came under fire after it was revealed that she had posted comments on social media expressing sympathy for the alleged victim before the appointment – suggesting she may not be impartial and prompting President Trump and others to call for her to recuse herself.
🔮 “Anyone seeking public office is expected to demonstrate sound judgment, self-control, and the ability to handle confrontation without resorting to physical aggression.
🔮 “After this year we will have spent $10 billion on illegal migrants who just claim asylum.
🔮 “For the first time… those victims will have a direct line to the attorney general,” Komatireddy said — as she unveiled her plan to establish a “Victims Advisory Council” within the AG’s Office if she unseats James on November 3.
🔮 Dawood Faisal, 22, who was already behind bars on manslaughter charges in the May 25 death of Cara Trager on Union Parkway, was indicted on separate raps for allegedly vandalizing Bagels & Co., a Jewish-owned shop that displayed Israeli flags and banners, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said.
🔮 Now, community leaders maintain they’re fed up, and said Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani haven’t done enough to clean up their neighborhood after years of complaints.
🔮 “As attorney general, I will launch a sweeping transit-crime crackdown,” Komatireddy said.
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Topics

Gaza Hamas Palestinian Park Slope The Post

Subjects

Neva PERSON · 3× Sinwar PERSON · 3× Hamas ORG · 2× Yahya Al-Sinwar PERSON · 2× Damien Neva PERSON · 1× Gaza GPE · 1× Palestinian NORP · 1× Park Slope GPE · 1× The Post ORG · 1× the Park Slope Food Coop ORG · 1×

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Parents at the school told The Post that the 48-year-old failed fashion photographer-turned-teacher doesn’t belong in the classroom if he holds such sick views – and the city’s education officials should do something about it.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-05

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

Damien Neva was back at PS 77 in Park Slope after his sick comments praising Yahya Al-Sinwar, the bloodthirsty former leader of the terrorist group in Gaza, were brought to light in a new lawsuit. asserted
comments → praise → lawsuit
“Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar,” Neva boasted in a group chat with other terrorist sycophants, according to the suit. uncertain
Neva → live → suit
Parents at the school told The Post that the 48-year-old failed fashion photographer-turned-teacher doesn’t belong in the classroom if he holds such sick views – and the city’s education officials should do something about it. asserted
officials → tell → it
“It’s disgusting,” one 5th-grade dad said. asserted
dad → ’ → ?
“If he’s still teaching here, it’s disgusting, both on him and on the school that’s holding on to him. asserted
that → teach → him
No one who praises terrorists deserves to be a teacher,” the furious father raged. asserted
father → praise → terrorists
“If you praise a guy like [Sinwar], that means that some part of you believes that murdering innocent people is morally justifiable.” asserted
murdering → praise → people
A grandmother at the school said that the Hamas-loving teacher is not someone she wants near her grandchildren. asserted
she → say → grandchildren
“I believe the Palestinian people deserve statehood, but Sinwar was a terrorist,” she said. asserted
she → believe → statehood
“He killed for the sake of killing, and to speak of him like he did something good – that’s not okay, and [Neva] is not someone I want near my grandchildren. asserted
I → kill → grandchildren
“They should fire him. asserted
They → fire → him
I’m surprised they haven’t fired him already.” asserted
they → ’m → him
Neva made headlines after his antisemitic rants were made public in a lawsuit filed by the Park Slope Food Coop, where the controversial teacher allegedly led efforts to boycott Israeli goods. uncertain
teacher → make → goods
He posted his praise for Sinwar during a group chat in November 2024, the suit said. asserted
suit → post → November
State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz called it all “appalling. asserted
Dinowitz → call → it
“Hamas is a terrorist organization that has killed countless people, including Americans,” Dinowitz said. asserted
Dinowitz → kill → Americans
“I don’t think someone like that should be teaching our kids.” asserted
someone → think → kids
The city Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
Department → respond → comment
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