Ministry for Diaspora Affairs | October 2024

Chapter 1 Antisemitism and Indoctrination Promoting the Destruction of Israel in Textbooks and Teacher Manuals

Examples of Maps in the textbooks that ignore the existence of Israel 15 The emphasis on the land belonging solely to the Palestinians is highlighted in an assignment given to students: “A. Color the map of my homeland in the colors of the Palestinian flag.” Below this instruction is a map of the entire land, with colored lines indicating the boundaries the students should follow when coloring.

17 On the map titled ‘Map of Palestine and the Levant,’ 8 Palestine appears as a state instead of Israel, alongside Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan.

(“Geography and Contemporary History of Palestine,” Grade 10, Part A) 18 Since the Jews in the land are considered foreign settlers, they are not counted among the ‘real’ inhabitants of the land, and the cities they built do not appear on the map, including Tel Aviv. The following map, under the title ‘Map of Palestine,’ does not show such cities, except for Eilat, which is labeled with the Arabic name of the deserted area upon which it was built – ‘Umm Al-Rashrash.’

(“National and Life Education,” 2nd grade, Part A) 16 In the lesson about “Palestine” as an “Arab and Muslim” region, a map of the Arab Homeland is presented. The entire land is shown in red with the name “Palestine” next to it. Above the name, the Palestinian flag is depicted.

(“National and Social Development,” 4th grade, Part A)

8 Bilaad al-Sham in Arabic (Greater Syria)

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