Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

“4. We will detail how to ensure the liberation of Acre from the occupation” (From the Teacher’s Guide, The Arabic Language, Grade 10).

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Similar to the integration of religious-Islamic messages in the context of delegitimization and demonization, Palestinian textbooks mix Islamic concepts and values like holy war (jihad) and martyrdom (shahada) as part of the land's liberation.

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“Activity 2: How, in your opinion, can we work together to liberate our homeland Palestine from the occupying Zionists?”

(From “Islamic Education,” Grade 5, Part A)

The answer is hinted at in the teacher’s guide for a higher grade: “Jihad for the sake of God to liberate the homelands from the impurity of occupation.”

(From Teacher’s Guide, The Arabic Language, Grade 8)

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