UNRWA textbooks were pivotal in radicalizing generations of Gazans -- watchdog

[Beastly Boy]

A map of the Middle East in a geography book makes no mention of the State of Israel, showing “Palestine” in its place; a history book narrates a 1968 battle between the Israeli army, the Jordanians and Palestinian fedayeen, extolling the latter’s courage in wearing explosive belts, and praising the “image of a burnt Zionist soldier”; a chemistry book asks students to analyze the type of chemicals contained in phosphorous bombs allegedly dropped by Israel; an Islamic studies book describes the goals of jihad as “terrorizing the enemy” and “achieving martyrdom.”

These are examples from textbooks used in schools in Gaza run by the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNWRA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency UNRWA), as highlighted in a recent report compiled by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se). The organization, based in the UK and Israel, has since the late 1990s monitored school curricula around the world, with a particular focus on the Middle East.

For years, IMPACT-se has been sounding the alarm over what it says is anti-Israel incitement contained in Palestinian textbooks, including the systematic erasure of Israel’s existence and the glorification of violent jihad and martyrdom.

“The cooperation between UNRWA and Hamas is absolutely undeniable,” said Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se, “both in educating the terrorists that perpetrated the October 7 atrocities, and in being part, as we discovered afterwards, of the terror infrastructure in its schools and in its hospitals.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/unrwa-textbooks-were-pivotal-in-radicalizing-generations-of-gazans-watchdog/

If anyone out there is still naive enough to believe that Israel is responsible for the radicalization of generations of Palestinians for the past 75 years, I have a bridge to sell them.

[Sympthsical]

1. Yes, but what does the UN's textbook expert have to say?

After they were done re-ordering Protocols of the Elders of Zion for the new school year?

They're so busy being expertly experty with their expertise. I imagine it's hard to get a proper interview.

Edit: It's also why I roll my eyes a little bit at, "Israel is only creating more terrorists!" No, dear. Hamas and UNRWA have been spending decades manufacturing new terrorists from day one. You just never bothered to notice because - shock - you did not care.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Not only is it vital that Israel win this war

When it's over, Gaza must be rebuilt culturally as well as physically.

[sarisataka]

3. The complicity of the UN in maintaining

and even exacerbating the conflict has gone on in ignorance, at best, or been ignored by the wider world.

One could believe the UN considers the creation of Israel a mistake; a mistake they would like to rectify....

[ripcord]

4. The US was not only right in stopping their funding but also in continuing to do so

For the UNRWA workers the conflict represents job security so they need to keep fanning the flames.

[Hekate]

5. This is sick

[Cha]

6. If you indoctrinate Propaganda in

school books chances are kids are going to grow up Full of Hate.. they taught their kids to hate.

I can imagine how this affects Israelis...

Israel welcomes US Congress bill banning funding for UNRWA

https://efe.com/en/uncategorized/2024-03-23/israel-welcomes-us-congress-bill-banning-funding-for-unrwa/

TY

[Mountainguy]

7. Thats because in Gaza

Extremists are mainstream.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. YEARS this has been happening only to be met with collective yawns.