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New York Post
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Reuven Fenton, Carl Campanile, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
Damien Neva, a 48-year-old teacher at PS 77 in Park Slope, returned to work after parents discovered his comments praising Yahya Al-Sinwar, the former leader of Hamas. Neva allegedly stated, “Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar,” in a group chat with other supporters. Parents and one grandmother are demanding that Neva be fired due to his alleged support for terrorism. They argue that no teacher should praise individuals responsible for killing innocent people. The Post reports that parents are pressuring the city’s education officials to take action against Neva, who previously worked as a fashion photographer before becoming a teacher.
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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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