Posts Tagged: Palestinian textbooks
Israeli Consulate Launches Times Square Billboard Campaign Condemning PA’s ‘Terror-Fueled Education’
The Israeli Consulate in New York launched on Wednesday a virtual billboard campaign in Times Square, Manhattan, that calls for an end to funding for...
‘Are You Ku Klux Klan?’ US House Committee Erupts in Debate Over Palestinian Support for Hamas
The typically staid US House Foreign Affairs Committee erupted on Thursday over the claim that Palestinians generally support the Hamas terrorist organization, which controls the...
European Parliament Calls Again for Freezing Palestinian Aid Over Antisemitic Content in Textbooks
The European Union (EU) Parliament on Wednesday passed two resolutions calling for a temporary suspension of the $220 million of aid it awards the Palestinian...
EU Parliament Condemns PA Textbooks Over Incitement
JNS.org - The European Parliament has passed a decision condemning the Palestinian Authority for extremist incitement in its school textbooks, Ynet reported on Saturday. The books...
Palestinian Authority Textbooks ‘Encouraging Violence’ Found on Teenage Girl When Arrested for Jerusalem Stabbing
A 14-year-old Palestinian girl suspected of stabbing a woman in Jerusalem on Wednesday was carrying a number of Palestinian Authority textbooks with messages of violent...
Top EU Official Denounces Incitement, Racism in Palestinian Authority Textbooks, Demands Changes
A top European Union official has denounced Palestinian Authority textbooks as “deeply problematic” after a study found that the educational materials promote antisemitic tropes, glorify...
Palestinian Prime Minister Defends Antisemitic Textbooks
The European Union finally released its report on Palestinian textbooks, which was delayed for four months after its completion. Some of the results are summarized...
Group of European Parliament MPs Call for Withholding of Funding for Palestinian Authority Over Incitement in Schools
A multi-party group of more than 20 European Parliament members issued an open letter on Wednesday to top EU officials demanding that the supra-national body...
New Report Shows Palestinian Textbooks Still Rife With Antisemitism, Glorification of Terror, Despite Promised Changes
A new report on educational materials used by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza Strip reveals a curriculum replete...
Norway Withholds Funding to Palestinian Authority Over Antisemitic and Jihadist Content in School Textbooks
Norway's foreign minister on Thursday announced that funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority's education sector would be withheld until changes were made to schoolbooks that...
EU Parliament Raises Alarm Over Hate Speech and Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks
The European Parliament passed three resolutions on Thursday expressing concern that Palestinian educational materials contained hate speech and incitement to violence. The resolutions noted “the need...
UK Parliament Members Debate ‘Systematic Insertion of Violence, Martyrdom and Jihad’ in Palestinian Authority Textbooks
Members of the UK Parliament debated on Tuesday the issue of incitement to violence and terrorism in Palestinian Authority textbooks, with one expressing concern over...
Bipartisan Bill to Monitor Violence in Palestinian Textbooks Moves Forward in US Congress
A bill that would commit the US State Department to annually review educational materials used by the Palestinian Authority for encouraging violence or intolerance was...
Norway Threatens Palestinian Aid Cut Over Racism, Violence in Textbooks
The Norwegian parliament called on the Palestinian Authority on Thursday to remove violent, racist and antisemitic materials from its school curriculum, or else face a...
