Promises of Reform in Palestinian Schools Unmet
1. Israel does not appear on any maps of the world in the new PA textbooks, while maps of Israel replace the name Israel with Palestine in all of the new Palestinian Authority school books.
2. The new Palestinian school books “annex” sites in Israel to Palestine.
“Haifa is a Palestinian seaport,” (p. 7) (Lughatuna al-Jamila (Our Beautiful Language) Vol. 2, 5th grade textbook, p. 86). “Galilee, Nazareth and Beit She’an are regions in Palestine,” (p. 7) (Al-Iqtisad al-Manzili (Home Economy), 10th grade textbook, pp. 36-37).
3. The new Palestinian school books mention Israel only as an enemy, in reference to “occupation of lands” in 1948 and 1967:
“There is no doubt that the Israeli occupation has a negative impact on [Palestinian] agriculture and its export,” (p. 
(Lughatuna al-Jamila (Our Beautiful Language) Vol. 1, 10th grade textbook, p. 102).
4. The new Palestinian school books present Zionism only as an enemy movement:
“The Palestinian people are under an oppressive siege, limiting their movement and way of life,” (p. 9) (Al-Tarbiyah al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Education), Vol. 1, 5th grade textbook, p. 49). Accusation against settlements [from 1948!] of damaging water sources “the influence of settlement on sources of water in Palestine,” (p. 9) (Ulum al-Sihha wal-B’ia (Health and Environmental Sciences), 10th grade textbook, p. 122).
“The Palestinian family has problems … stemming from the occupation … it loses father, mother or son to death or imprisonment … endures the difficulties of life …,” (p. 11) (Al-Tarbiyah al-Wataniyya (National Education), 5th grade textbook, p. 23).
5. The new Palestinian school books teach that the only ancient inhabitants of Israel were Arabs, ignoring any ancient Jewish presence.
“Concentrated … in the land of Al-Sham [Greater Syria] … was the culture of the Canaanite and Aramaic peoples who migrated there from the Arab peninsula,” (p.14-15) (Tarikh al-Hadarat al-Qadima (History of Ancient Civilizations), 5th grade textbook, Foreword).
6. The new Palestinian school books teach that Palestinians must use war and violence — especially martyrdom — to accomplish their goals:
The heroic mother, “who incessantly presents one sacrifice [fida'] after another.” (Lughatuna al-Jamila (Our Beautiful Language), Vol 2, 5th grade textbook, p. 31).
“The warrior goes to war faced with one of the good options: victory or martyrdom in battle for the sake of Allah.” (Ibid. Vol. 1, 5th grade textbook, p. 70).
“Allah gave the people of this land (Al-Sham and Palestine) an important task: they must stand on the forefront of the Muslim campaign against their enemies, and only if they fulfill their duty to their religion, nation, and land will they be rewarded as stated in the scriptures.” (Al-Tarbiya al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Education), Vol 2, 10th grade textbook, p. 50).
Ironically, there may actually be more oversight of U.S. funds currently spent in Hamas’ Gaza — at least those funneled through the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA). Following a firestorm of outrage over American funds being funneled into terrorist-sponsored activities, several key U.S. congressmen authored a bill requiring transparency for those monies.
As recently as last October, U.S. Representative Steve Rothman (D-NJ) said:
UNRWA has come a “long way” in redressing gaps in how it spends its money in Palestinian areas …[revamping] its vetting processes and mechanisms, firing more than 100 employees over the past 10 years that have been found to violate U.S. and UN policies regarding associating with Hamas or other terrorist groups.
Rothman is a leader of congressional demands of more accountability for UNRWA.
In addition, lists of UNRWA’s employees and beneficiaries are now being crosschecked for terrorist connections by both the U.S. and Israel. …I am encouraged by these improvements, but I will continue to make certain that not one cent of U.S. taxpayer dollars provided to UNRWA is redirected to terrorists or to activities that support terror or promote a culture of hatred.
UNRWA’s activities and dubious ties to terrorism have not escaped the eyes of its stakeholders. Consequently, Canada has gone as far as to officially declare that it would stop contributing to UNRWA following a report commissioned by the European Parliament, which documented that Hamas terrorists have been chosen by the UNRWA labor union to actually administer UNRWA facilities.
Finally, education is a key ingredient to any kind of transformative change that will occur within Palestinian society. We would do better to follow the example of our Canadian neighbors and use our tax dollars to promote independent Palestinian organizations and private-sector growth. UNRWA does not work towards a resolution. In fact, the opposite is true. UNRWA perpetuates the problem.
At the end of 2009, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview that he rejects violence: “I will not accept violence, terrorism, gunfire or a military intifada.” This is an important step toward establishing trust between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Yet in order to achieve a lasting coexistence, the next generation must be educated in a way that supports peaceful conflict resolution. Thus far, the groundwork of a grassroots infrastructure for future peace has not been laid within Abbas’ Palestinian territories.
The memory of the eight boys murdered in Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav on March 6, 2008 — Yochai Lifshitz (18); Yehonatan Yitzchak Eldar (16); Yehonodav Haim Hirschfeld (19); Neria Cohen (15); Segev Peniel Avihail (15); Avraham David Moses (16); Roi Roth (18); and Dorno Meherete (26) — would be well-served by a true commitment from the Palestinians to a new vision of education that fosters peace, not terror.
So long as Mein Qurampf/The Glory-Ass Quran and the Hadith remains as they are, and mahoundians believe that any land which has ever been under mahoundianism is to be forever theirs (and that applies not only to Israel, but to most of India, the Iberian Peninsula, Greece, the Balkans, Sicily, Georgia, Armenia and the Ukraine), don’t expect any mahound-worshippers to give up on their dream of annihilating the Jewish State.
This article clearly spells out why there will never be peace.
It’s ok because they left loves the under dog…besides, they’ll only be killing jews…
SAF, you are exactly right.
It’s ok because they left loves the under dog…besides, they’ll only be killing jews…
SAF, you are exactly right. absulately right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, who said (after transferring $200 million in aid to the PA in June 2009)
Well, thank goodness there are no needy Americans!
““I will not accept violence, terrorism, gunfire or a military intifada.” This is an important step toward establishing trust between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Yet in order to achieve a lasting coexistence, the next generation must be educated in a way that supports peaceful conflict resolution. Thus far, the groundwork of a grassroots infrastructure for future peace has not been laid within Abbas’ Palestinian territories. ”
Right. He doesn’t accept violence. He just encourages it. The groundwork for future peace will never be laid simply because the Muslims own religious doctrine calls for death to Jews. Christians too, for that matter but hey let’s make the world Jew Free first. I have no doubt that the American left will accept their new religion of Islam with open arms simply so they can show how “tolerant” they are, how accepting of others, how diverse they are, how perfectly politically correct they are. And they can feel all tingly and good about themselves even as they are paying their Islamic masters for the privilege of living in the Islamic republic of America.
#2, I challenge your point.
Peace, under current conditions is impossible. The likes of Wafa Sultan, Bat Yeor, Nonie Darwish, Walid Shoebat, and the rest in Araby who see life the same way – they have to be the dominant voices. So, how do we get there from here?
I still stick by my conviction that a preparatory regime is the best option. Replace the curricula, and teachers, so that one standard for all is the norm, rather than the exception. For, Islam is very good at dividing the world into the dar al Islam and the dar al Harb.
#7: David Lincoln: Too many millions to un-train from hatred.
If the Palestinians had ever wanted a real life and pursued peace they would have had it decades ago. Instead there is more intransigence and another war brewing.
As long as they believe they can wipe Israel off the map that will be the indoctrinated dream. And demographics appear to be on their side. They will wait, reproduce and send more terrorists.
Changing those doctrine in school would amount changing the doctrine and teaching in Koran, it really boils on Koran the book of hate and violence, 1.3 billion muslim reads and follow the satanic verses.
American tax monies should never be given to groups who teach their children to murder in the name of a moon god, and have no problem lying.
Send them back to Jordan wence they came. An evil people.
The Qu’ran is not a book of evil. If the Qu’ran was indeed evil, then all billion and something Muslims would be killing everybody, not just a few wackos in the middle east. Ask a Muslim what he or she thinks of Osama bin Laden (if you even know a Muslim), and I’m sure you will change your mind about Islam being evil.
The Israel-Palestine issue is not at all black and white. Certainly organizations like Hamas and the Irgun are bad, but it’s a really tough call when you’re trying to determine who the “good guy” is in the conflict in that region. On one hand, the Jews deserve a state after everything they endured in Europe in the past thousand years, and they need a place where they are safe from another massive pogrom. On the other hand, Palestinians have been living in the region for a long time, and they deserve their own state too, but Israeli settlers keep violating boundaries and closing in on Palestinian territory. It’s a very complex issue, and it’s anything but black and white.
(A problem with Israel is their military operations. Take the invasion of Gaza last year. 12 Israeli soldiers died, as opposed to around 3000 Palestinians.)
#11 Adrian
Do us a favor and go spout your left wing pap someplace else. Israel is the historical and Biblical home of the Jewish people and has been since the dawn of pre-history. Perhaps if palestinian arabs would stop bombing Israeli women and children there would be no further need for the Israeli armed forces to defend their country.
#11 Adrian
Way to go adrian. 3000 dead in Gaza? Where do you get your facts? PressTV? Fact is, less than 1500 died and most of those were terrorists.You also forgot to mention the thousands of rockets those animals lobbed at innocent Israelis that prompted the invasion.
Please don’t let the facts get in the way of distorting the truth.
gee. i would think this should engender a “rebuke” from that dumb shiksa mizz hillary clinton.
SAF:
#7: David Lincoln: Too many millions to un-train from hatred.
Then I counter with this: making sure that there is enough ammunition for those to take out those who do not want to travel the path pointed to by Wafa Sultan, Nonie Darwish, Bat Yeor, Walid
Shoebat, et al., After all, words, thoughts and actions do mean something. Unless we revert back to the system where only the blue bloods matter, and the rest of us are mere sweepings.
#11 Adrian
Your reluctance to accept the premise that truth is not dependent
upon anyone accepting it, shows your colours. March back in goose
step to your fellow hakenkreuz wearers.
For, by your absence to accept that the existence of truth does not need anyone to accept it, you have left your arms wide open for “life not worthy of life”.
Adrian – you are right when you say things are not simply black or white.
I agree.
As for the RETALIATION on Gaza – tell me.. how do you tell a civilan dead body from a terrorist dead body? Do you think terrorists wear T shirts with I AM A TERRORIST on the front? The young, (I won’t add “women” because there are women fighters in the regime of terror) and the infirm, the old and feeble were given warnings to leave the buildings where the cowardly HAMAS were using as a launch pad and HAMAS did not let them go. The HAMAS leaders sipped tea and watched the war from their comfy recliners in Damascus.
what divide symbol does is to scramble information and conversation other creatures who are professionally like us and competitively debate our existence with them which we have defeated. They do exactly what man and woman does our competition with animals that are not political like us is what triangle will do immediately we were reprimanded,had it been they win us again they will time us not to know anchor sign which is similar to what holds the earth at it floats like ships.Divide can boast our deficiencies to dissolve quorum formed against us not too see when the instrument anchors the earth,that normally happen when the sun rises and removed the anchor when the sun fall.Because animals have known that anchor sign is bow leg man symbol which is deficient of Vitamin D that causes rickets.
American tax monies should never be given to groups who teach their children to murder in the name of a moon god, and have no problem lying.