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Britain to Review Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks


(JTA) The British government and other donors to the Palestinian education system will undertake a review of incitement against Israel and Jews in Palestinian textbooks. "There is no place in education for materials or practices that incite young minds toward violence," Parliament member Alistair Burt, a Foreign Office minister, said last week. "Our continued support will come with a continued strong challenge to the Palestinian Authority on education-sector incitement." MP Joan Ryan, chair of the Labour Friends of Israel, quoted a report by the Israel-based Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education that "radicalization is pervasive across this new [PA] curriculum, to a greater extent than before." For example, a book for 10th graders, titled Arabic Language, Vol. 1, depicts the Jewish presence in the Land of Israel as a common cause against which Muslims and Christians must do battle.
2018-07-11 00:00:00
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