Florida opens investigation into school whose operator preached violence against Jews

From Florida News

MIAMI – Florida Commissioner of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. opened up an investigation Thursday against Dr. Fadi Kablawi, whose mosque is the owner and operator of the Reviver Academy, after he reportedly called for the murder of Florida’s Jews. The investigation request was first initiated by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay.

Fine said Kablawi, who is Muslim, allegedly advocated for the murder of Florida’s Jews, including any in his care, while referencing them as “the brothers apes and pigs” in an April sermon on Facebook. Excerpts of the sermon can be found here.

“Oh Allah, annihilate the tyrannical Jews. Oh Allah, annihilate them, for they are no match for you. Oh Allah, annihilate the brothers of apes and pigs,” Kablawi said, per video transcripts.

Addressed to Reviver Academy, the corresponding letter indicates the Muslim madrasa participates in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the Hope Scholarship Program, the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options, and the Family Scholarship Students with Unique Abilities.

“In Florida, we will not tolerate calls for genocide. This is especially true where they are made in the presence of students,” the letter reads. “The Department has received a credible allegation that Fadi Klabawi is connected to Reviver Academy. Thus, the Department has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of the state scholarship requirements has occurred.”

The Department also issued a series of questions for Reviver Academy to answer.

“We are literally funding the training of future terrorists. Not in Iran. Here. That has to stop, and it has to stop immediately. I call on you to immediately suspend the Reviver Academy Madrasa’s eligibility for taxpayer funding and commence a thorough investigation into the school,” Fine previously said.