Unhinged San Diego teacher fired after saying Israelis ‘steal livers and kidneys and eyeballs’

An unhinged San Diego special education teacher was fired after posting a video on Feb. 3 in which she claimed that Israel steals “livers and kidneys and eyeballs,” following pressure from members of the local Jewish community.

Nasreen Atassi, is no longer employed by the San Diego Unified School District, the district confirmed to The California Post when asked about claims she had been fired reported by the Jerusalem Post after posting the video.

In the video, Atassi is seen ranting and accusing Israel of “hijacking protests in order to do the same BS that they’re always doing — which is just stealing from people. And that includes everything from goods and services all the way down to the livers and kidneys and eyeballs.”

StopAntisemitism — a U.S.-based watchdog group — shared the video online and called for for her removal.

Her comments echoed long-standing antisemitic tropes that have historically been used to demonize Jews.

The post quickly gained traction, prompting complaints to school district officials after StopAntisemitism reposted the clip on X.

“Imagine this monster near a special needs Jewish child?” the account wrote.

Atassi was removed from her position less than a day after the video circulated publicly, the outlet reported.

“There’s no chance we would allow such a person to enter classrooms,” a local Israeli community member told N12, an Israeli TV station, who first reported the incident.

The firing comes amid heightened scrutiny of antisemitic incidents in California schools, particularly following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. Jewish advocacy groups have reported a surge in antisemitic rhetoric, vandalism, and harassment on school campuses statewide.

Dr. Halevi Feldman, a board member representing House of Israel–Balboa Park, told N12 that the community maintains a system for documenting antisemitic incidents and forwarding them to relevant authorities.

“Our community has someone responsible for collecting these cases,” Feldman said. “They document them and pass them on to the appropriate bodies.”

Feldman said the community’s coordinated response — including online advocacy, tagging officials, and filing formal complaints — played a significant role in the district’s decision to terminate Atassi.

“She was removed from the education system in less than a day,” Feldman said, adding that “additional steps were taken behind the scenes.”

While Feldman said the community was not surprised by the video, he emphasized that silence was not an option.

“We’re no longer shocked when we see things like this,” he said. “But we absolutely do not intend to give up or remain silent — and certainly not to allow such a person to be part of San Diego’s education system.”

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