Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

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Furthermore, content observed in UNRWA schools, responses by UNRWA teachers and staff to the events of October 7, 2023, and the involvement of agency staff and employees in Gaza in the massacre are all a direct consequence of the alarming trend in Palestinian education.

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A review of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism 2 reveals that the PA educational system is deeply entrenched in high-intensity hatred of Jews and Israel.

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The systematic promotion of this perspective is not limited to the Palestinian educational system, which, though significant, is just one element within an entire institutional framework.

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The following trends have intensified significantly and alarmingly since the massacre led by Hamas on October 7th, 2023. It is important to note that the PA did not condemn the massacre. Furthermore, senior PA and Fatah officials denied the acts, while others claimed they were a ״ natural response ״ to Israeli policy. In terms of the educational system, no efforts were made to change the textbooks during the year.

2 What is antisemitism? - IHRA (holocaustremembrance.com) 1 ECF - Economic Cooperation Foundation: Oslo II - The Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - English Text

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