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June 4, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/03/africa/ME-GEN-Palestinians-Textbooks.php

Report: Palestinian Textbooks Progress toward Positive Portrayal of Jews Erased by Hamas

[AP/International Herald Tribune ] Diaa Hadid - Authors of Palestinian school textbooks took small steps toward softening their harsh portrayals of Jews and Israel under the rule of Mahmoud Abbas - but progress was quickly reversed after Hamas won a 2006 election, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE) and the American Jewish Committee. Arnon Groiss, author of the report, "Palestinian Textbooks: From Arafat to Abbas and Hamas," said that Hamas issued a grade 12 textbook in which Jews are likened to snakes, and fighting for the sake of Palestine is praised effusively.

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