(Telegraph-UK) Camilla Turner - Hachette UK, which owns the brand Hodder Education, published Understanding History: Britain in the Wider World, Roman Times - Present for secondary school students aged 11-14. The publisher said it has now removed the book from sale following accusations that it was "peddling anti-Semitic conspiracy theories" that Israel and the Jews are to blame for the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2011. In a section of the book titled "What caused the 9/11 attacks?" there is a passage of text which explains about the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Students are then asked to "reflect" on "how it could be argued that the creation of Israel was a long-term cause of the 9/11 attacks." A spokesman for Hachette UK said: "We plan to review and revise the content before reissuing the textbook. We have engaged with a number of groups, charities and academics to work with us to review the material in preparation for a new edition."
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