U.S. Calls For Oversight Of Palestinian Textbooks That Incite Violence

The bipartisan Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act was reintroduced to U.S. Congress on Friday in light of “incitement and violence in the curriculum taught to Palestinian schoolchildren” with U.S. dollars and through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

The legislation would obligate the U.S. State Department to oversee and report on “educational materials” produced by the West Bank's Palestinian Authority (PA) and UNRWA, “in light of their continued inclusion of violence, incitement, and antisemitism.” 

One example was a 5th-grade textbook that encouraged students to emulate a convicted terrorist who perpetrated a massacre that killed 38 civilians - including 13 children.

“American dollars must be spent in a way that reflects American values of tolerance and peacebuilding,” Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman said in regard to the U.S. being the top donor to the Palestinian people. 

He added that the children “deserve quality education that nurtures their future instead of manipulating them to cut that future short by engaging in senseless violence.”