Historie er ikkje eit nøytralt fag. Det får me eit nytt eksempel på i ei rapport som har gått gjennom palestinske skulebøker sin (manglande) omtale av Israel og jødisk historie.
Associated Press skriv:
Report: Palestinian textbooks portray Jews badly
Authors of Palestinian school textbooks took small steps toward softening their portrayal of Israel under the rule of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas — but progress was quickly reversed after the militant Islamic Hamas took over, according to a report released on Tuesday.The report by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education and by the American Jewish Committee looked at 120 textbooks published from 2000 to 2006.
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Arnon Groiss, author of the report, said most of the textbooks from grade one to 10, issued under the late Yasser Arafat’s rule, don’t acknowledge any historical Jewish presence in ancient Palestine (mi framheving).
But in 11th grade books issued under the moderate Abbas, there are two maps showing Israel within the “Green Line” — the cease-fire line before the 1967 war, when Israel captured east Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The textbooks issued under Abbas’ rule also include a discussion of Jewish history in the region, the report said.
However, in 2006, the militant Islamic Hamas won an election and issued a 12th grade textbook that dramatically reversed those steps, the report said. (les meir)
