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Three Jersey City school board members are demanding a fellow trustee resign after he uttered a pro-Palestinian slogan that has been condemned by many as antisemitic at a recent public board meeting. The call for Younass Barkouch to step down comes on the same day he resigned from his position as aide to three Hudson County state legislators — Sen. Raj Muhkerji and Assembly members John Allen and Jessica Ramirez. After a dance performance during a brief celebration of Arab-American Heritage Month at the April 25 board meeting, Barkouch cupped his mouth with his hand and chanted “From the river…

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