Representing Jewish Communities in 100 Countries Across Six Continents
Representing Jewish Communities in 100 Countries Across Six Continents
02 March 2011
The Islamist Hamas has said it would stop the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from teaching Palestinian children in Gaza about the Holocaust. The history of the Shah is set to become part of a human rights curriculum in Gaza schools run by the UNRWA. These schools are attended by more than 200,000 Palestinian children. "We cannot agree to a program that is intended to poison the minds of our children," said a statement from Hamas' Ministry for Refugee Affairs.
"Holocaust studies in refugee camps is a contemptible plot and serves the Zionist entity [Israel] with a goal of creating a reality and telling stories in order to justify acts of slaughter against the Palestinian people." The Hamas statement said that the UNRWA should focus on teaching about human rights of Palestinians, the British newspaper 'The Guardian' reported.
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As important as the Holocaust, ,the many thousands of years of ownership of and presence of Jews in the land of Israel must be taught.Archaeology and reliable historical sources show the importance of Israel to the Jewish people.If children are to be lied to for future generations,then there is no hope of peace for the future. In order to learn the fundamentals of democracy, to lift the control of tyrants,and to provide rights to women,children must be taught the truth.Palestinians have been taught an imaginary history filled with distortions and lies. Hamas MUST concede on this issue,Otherwise, they should be defeated militarily and like Germany, they must awaken from their false mythology.
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