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January 13, 2021

UNRWA's education filled with hate, calls to jihad and violence – report

An UNRWA school (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
"Educational content produced by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is filled with hate and encouragement to jihad, violence and martyrdom, and entirely devoid of any material that promotes peace and peace-making, according to the research institute IMPACT-se based out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

IMPACT-se describes itself as a 'research, policy and advocacy organization that monitors and analyzes education,' according to 'international standards on peace and tolerance as derived from UNESCO declarations and resolutions.'

According to the report, children in the Gaza Strip are called upon to 'defend the motherland with blood.'

It can take the form of a math problem asking students to identify the correct number of martyrs from the First Intifada, to the complete eradication of Israel, a UN member state, from any maps featured in UNRWA-created books, with the entire territory being labelled as a modern-day Palestine with no demarcation lines.

When it is mentioned, Israel is usually referred to as 'The Enemy' or the 'Zionist Occupation,' a clear violation of the UN's principles of neutrality that UNRWA is expected to prioritize, explained IMPACT-se in the research..."
Date
January 13, 2021
Title
UNRWA’s education filled with hate, calls to jihad and violence – report, The Jerusalem Post
Author(s)
Sarah Chemla
Original Source
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/unrwas-education-filled-with-hate-calls-to-jihad-and-violence-report-655282
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