Palestinian Authority's 'Reforms': Incitement in Classrooms, Empty Promises to the West

Palestinian Authority's 'reforms': Incitement in classrooms, empty promises to the West

Palestinian students are being exposed to materials that delegitimize Israel’s very existence, demonize Jews, and portray violence as heroic. By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute While Western governments continue to search for a credible Palestinian partner for peace, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is once again demonstrating that it is unwilling – or unable – to undertake the most basic reform: preparing Palestinians for peace and coexist…

Palestinian Authority’s ‘Reforms’: Incitement in Classrooms, Empty Promises to the West by Khaled Abu Toameh *******

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22494/palestinian-authority-classroom-incitement [T]he European Parliament has condemned Palestinian Authority textbooks for the seventh year in a row, citing the ongoing defamation of Jews, incitement to violence, and the promotion of jihad (holy war) as well as “martyrdom.” Members of European Parliament also called for future PA funding to be strictly conditional, based on genuine reform. Demanding...

European Parliament urges funding freeze over PA textbook hate

On 29 April, in a significant statement, the European Parliament passed resolutions which strongly condemn textbooks produced by the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the seventh consecutive year. The resolutions said that PA textbooks continue to include antisemitic content, incitement to violence and the glorification of martyrdom and jihad. They also called for the removal of […]