The Jersey City school board Tuesday night approved ethics charges against one of its members over a controversial pro-Palestinian slogan — and now it’s asking the state to decide whether it’s antisemitic hate speech or a peaceful rallying cry. While dozens of speakers during the public portion of the meeting were split on the meaning and intent of “From the rivers to the sea, Palestine will be free,” most of the board agreed Trustee Younass Barkouch should not have shouted the inflammatory phrase at a school board meeting last month. At Tuesday’s special meeting, the board voted 6-2 to file t…
