Posts Tagged: IMPACT-SE
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...
Palestinian Matriculation Exams Ensure ‘Full Proficiency in Hate,’ Watchdog Warns
High school matriculation exams serve to reinforce "hateful content" taught in Palestinian schools, underscoring "the need for an urgent and determined intervention in the Palestinian...
New Study: Palestinian Educational Materials Even More Radical Than Before, Celebrate Jihad and Terrorism, Delegitimize Israel
A study has found that new Palestinian educational materials to be used during the 2019-2020 school year have, despite considerable international criticism, become even more...
Human Rights Experts Hail Challenge to Palestinian Authority Antisemitism at UN Committee Session
Human rights experts on Thursday praised a United Nations' committee for its pointed questioning of the Palestinian Authority over its antisemitic incitement. The UN's Committee to...
Study: Jordanian Textbooks Have Greatly Improved in Promoting Moderate Islam, Tolerance, but Still Reject Israel
A new study has revealed that Jordanian textbooks have greatly liberalized in promoting moderate Islam and tolerance, but still reject Israel and its right to...
European Union to Review Palestinian Textbooks for Incitement to Hatred, Violence
The European Union will review whether Palestinian Authority textbooks promote hatred and violence, the bloc's foreign policy chief said late last month. The "comprehensive" academic study...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Monitor Intolerance in Palestinian Textbooks
A bipartisan bill committing the State Department to annually review the Palestinian curriculum for content encouraging violence, antisemitism and intolerance was brought forward last week. The...
Israeli, Palestinian Institutes Join Forces to Counter Radicalization in PA Curriculum
Two Jerusalem-based institutes are joining forces in an effort to encourage the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stamp out incitement and violent themes in its school...
British Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Slash Funding to Palestinian Schools That Promote Hate
A bill to prohibit British aid money from funding Palestinian schools that promote violent and discriminatory themes was introduced in parliament on Tuesday. Put forward by...
Switzerland to Examine Reports That Palestinian Textbooks Promote Violence, Racism
The Swiss government will review reports that the Palestinian curriculum promotes violence, antisemitism, and other themes that undermine a two-state solution to the conflict with...
European Parliament Committee Votes to Withhold €15 Million to Palestinian Authority Over ‘Hate Speech’ in Textbooks
The European Parliament Budgetary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to withhold some payments to the Palestinian Authority until it commits to reforming its school curriculum,...
Report: Palestinian Textbooks Claim Entirety of Israel as Arab Land, Call Jews ‘Sinful and Liars’
Palestinian Authority textbooks encourage children to view the entirety of Israel as Arab territory, and teach them to seek the land's liberation even at the cost...
Jerusalem-Based Watchdog, Israeli School Partner to Develop ‘Peace’ Curriculum for Refugee Kids in Greece
A Jerusalem-based research center that has critiqued intolerance toward Jews in Arab textbooks said on Monday that it will help develop a curriculum for young...
Study: Syrian Textbooks Showcase Russia as Ideological Ally, Iran as Regional Rival
Recently-released Syrian textbooks introduce Russia as a close ally while presenting Iran and Turkey as regional competitors, suggesting that Damascus' current alignment with Tehran may...
