Jordanian Textbooks Justify Hamas Oct. 7 Massacre

Jordanian Textbooks Justify Hamas Oct. 7 Massacre

A study by IMPACT-se found that textbooks "promote antisemitism, glorify violent jihad, and express strong hostility toward homosexuality

Jordanian school textbooks still promote antisemitism even as state maintains peace with Israel, study finds

While the Jordanian curriculum emphasizes religious moderation, tolerance, and peacemaking, “these values are generally not applied to Jews or Israel, either historically or in the present day,” according to Impact-se. By David Swindle, The Algemeiner Jordan’s textbooks in schools continue to promote antisemitic ideas and justify violence against Israel, including the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, according to a new report. The Institute for…

Jordanian School Textbooks Still Promote Antisemitism Even as State Maintains Peace With Israel, Study Finds

King Abdullah II of Jordan attends an official welcoming ceremony at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 3, 2025. Photo: STR/NurPhoto via Reuters Connect Jordan’s textbooks in schools continue to promote antisemitic ideas and justify violence against Israel, including the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, according to a new report. The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-…

The Institute for the Monitoring of Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education ( IMPACT-SE) is an Israeli non-profit organization that monitors the content of school textbooks and was founded in 1988. This month it has disseminated an in-depth study of textbooks used in Jordan, and in addition to demonstrating the anti-Semitism they contain, they expose what everyone in the Middle East knows, but they do not say: Jordan’s moderation is a f…