December 19, 2004

Palestinian textbooks: Where is all that 'incitement'?

From yesterday's International Herald Tribune., an opinion piece from Roger Avenstrup saying that he found no incitement against Jews in Palestinian text books except for ones from Egypt and Jordan: Israel's main "partners for peace" in the Middle East.

"No country's textbooks have been subjected to as much close scrutiny as the Palestinian. The findings? It turns out that the original allegations were based on Egyptian or Jordanian textbooks and incorrect translations. Time and again, independently of each other, researchers find no incitement to hatred in the Palestinian textbooks."

For a contrast with Israeli books for children see Anti-zionist notes.

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