Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

Key Findings

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The Palestinian Authority’s educational system comprises of two interconnected elements that demand action. A. Delegitimization of the very existence of the State of Israel and the presence of Jewish residents in any part of the land; denial of Jewish history in the land and of Jewish holy sites; demonization of Israel and Jews. B. Advocacy for the violent struggle to liberate the entire land, including the territory of Israel within its 1967 borders. Glorification of terrorism and its perpetrators is an integral part of the struggle, with the accompanying implication of encouraging the killing of Jews.

Photo from the Facebook page of "Amin al Husseini" Elementary and Middle School for Boys in Ramallah, drawing of a terrorist on a paraglider with the inscription "Al-Aqsa Flood"

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This is the Palestinian narrative, and children are never exposed to an alternative narrative. No counter-examples or references opposing the two central elements mentioned were found.

03

This contradicts the PA’s commitments under the Oslo Accords as well as the UN principles concerning the conflict. Since the Oslo Accords recognized Israel’s legitimacy, the exclusion of this recognition constitutes delegitimization. 1

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