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By editor / March 16, 2018 / incitement, Mid. East news, U.N. & NGOs / No Comments
Mar. 16, 2018 Palestinian Education and the Future of Peace – Lior Akerman A look at the textbooks used in Palestinian classrooms makes it practically impossible to remain optimistic about reaching any sort of peace arrangement in the near future. A 2017 study found that these textbooks consistently delegitimize Israel, encourage a violent struggle against Israel, […]
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By editor / March 1, 2018 / academia, anti-Semitism, incitement, Mid. East news, Terrorism / No Comments
Mar. 1, 2018 A recent study of Palestinian textbooks found that Palestinian children are being taught to glorify and value terrorism and violence. The Palestinian Authority and its Minister of Education, Sabri Saidam, want Arab schools in Jerusalem to teach the students why Muslims should be killing Jews. “Within the pages of the textbooks, children […]
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By editor / December 20, 2017 / anti-Semitism, incitement, Mid. East news / No Comments
Dec. 18, 2017 Rather than engage in institution-building, which the United States, Europe and even Israel funded with billions of dollars, PA President Mahmoud Abbas – Arafat’s successor – made no effort to reform Palestinian civil society, including the education system. In fact, textbooks for the 2017-2018 academic year are even more filled with incitement […]
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