Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

Part C

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Demonization of Jews also occurs outside the conflict context. They are described as a fundamentally corrupt nation: “The spread of corruption in the land is inherent to the Children of Israel.”

(From a Quran Studies book, Grade 11 [Sharia track])

Full Liberation Through Violent Struggle

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Instead of peace, textbooks often promote violent struggle for liberation through songs. The goal of the fight for freedom is hinted at in the teacher’s guide: “The Zionists are the terrorists of the modern age. Their fate is to disappear.”

(From “Teacher’s Guide, The Arabic Language,” Grade 6)

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“Liberation of Palestine” also includes cities such as Haifa, Jaffa, and Acre: “Let us sing: Children of Palestine I am a lion cub, I am a flower, We gave our souls to the revolution. Our ancestors have built homes for us. in our free land [in the past] I am a lion cub; I am a flower; We carried the ember of the revolution. to Haifa, to Jaffa, to Al-Aqsa, (to the Dome of the Rock)”

(From “Our Beautiful Language,” Grade 2, Part A)

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