Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | September 2024

Part C

01 The Palestinian Authority’s textbooks are used in a system in Judea and Samaria (including East Jerusalem in schools that follow the Palestinian curriculum), in Gaza, and UNRWA schools. C. Antisemitism and Indoctrination Promoting the Destruction of Israel in Textbooks and Teacher Manuals 13

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Last April, the European Union highlighted a link between the content of the PA and UNRWA textbooks and the events of October 7 . 14 Before the massacre, in July 2023, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the Palestinian Authority for its continued glorification of terrorism and hatred in its textbooks, marking the fourth consecutive year of such condemnation. 15

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Below are prominent examples from textbooks and teacher guides that illustrate the two main elements mentioned earlier in the official education of the Palestinian Authority:

13 Thanks to the Nahum Badin Center for Middle East Policy Research and the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center for contributing to this section. 14 TA (europa.eu), pp. 61-62 15 EU Parliament calls for funding freeze to Palestinians for second time in two months; condemns PA for incitement in textbooks (mailchi.mp). For the full text of the resolution, see TA MEF (europa.eu). Also, see the 2021 study of EU financial assistance to Palestine* (europa.eu).

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