Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

Glorification of Terrorists 22 The most prominent example of glorifying terrorists is Dalal al-Mughrabi, who led the 1978 coastal highway terror attack, in which over 30 Israeli civilians were killed. Here is an excerpt from the book "The Arabic Language," Grade 5, Part B, where the first page of a four-page chapter glorifies her actions: "Author's Team - Against the text: Our Palestinian history is filled with many names of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the homeland. Among them is the martyr Dalal al-Mughrabi, who, through her struggle, created a picture of defiance and heroism that has made her memory eternal in our hearts and minds. The text before us discusses an aspect of her struggle."

(From the lesson objectives list in the teacher’s guide - The Arabic Language, Grade 5):

• To mention the name of the group led by Dalal and the number of its members. • To determine Dalal's age when she fell as a martyr.

• To clarify the purpose of the bus hijacking carried out by Dalal and her group. • To detail the battle's outcome between the occupying forces and Dalal's group. Dalal al-Mughrabi appears as a role model in other textbooks and teacher guides. For instance, students must "write a report on the Palestinian fighter Dalal al-Mughrabi."

(From the teacher’s guide in “Social Studies,” Grade 9)

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