At least 70 Oakland K-12 public school teachers participated in the unauthorized teach-in, which was held earlier this month. Anonymous organizers curated a list of curriculum materials for the event, some of which called Israel an “apartheid state,” accused the Jewish state of “genocide,” and taught children that “Intifada” is “Arabic for rising up for what is right.” Now, Cruz is demanding that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and California superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond unmask those organizers.

“In light of these details, it is difficult to imagine a more reckless message to send to K-12ers in the aftermath of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust than this seething anti-Israel propaganda,” the letter states. “During a time when American Jews and Israelis are being subjected to an unprecedented amount of harassment and hate crimes, it is profoundly irresponsible to tolerate such blatant anti-Israel indoctrination.”

Cruz went on to demand Cardona and Thurmond provide “a comprehensive list” of the teach-in’s participants and organizers.

[Cruz may need to get his allies in the House to subpoena these officials for a hearing on these events. Senate Republicans don’t have that authority in the upper chamber, and the White House is likely to ignore Cruz’ letter, or at best offer a boilerplate reply claiming to have no influence over those decisions. That at least would be a good opportunity to demand the dismantling of the Department of Education, which is worthless and useless anyway. — Ed]