JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The director of education in Jerusalem has urged
families with schoolchildren in Jerusalem to be aware that at least five
Palestinian schools are switching to Israeli education materials.
Sameer Jibril said the Ebin Rushd and Abdulla bin Hussain schools were using
Israeli education materials in the seventh and eighth grades. The Sour Baher
school is using them for fourth, fifth and sixth grades, and the Ibin
Khaldoun school uses it for seventh graders.
An education official told Ma’an that a meeting took place on Thursday in
Herzliya near Tel Aviv for Palestinian and Israeli principals and teachers
to discuss switching from Palestinian Authority to Israeli curricula.
The Israeli municipality in Jerusalem offered to increase salaries for
teachers and principals who agree to implement the plans in their schools,
the official said. The proposal would add about 2,000 shekels (about $550)
per student enrolled in schools using Israeli curricula.
A teacher who identified himself as Jibril told Ma’an that using Israeli
curricula was a “violation” of Palestinian culture and history.
“This step is very dangerous and touches the awareness of Palestinians in
Jerusalem in an effort to brainwash them and control them, especially young
generations.”
Among the concerns Palestinian teachers have about the materials are maps
purporting to depict the state of Israel which include the West Bank and
identify Palestinian territory by Jewish Biblical names.
It also includes history lessons about the destruction of a Jewish temple in
Jerusalem, which the texts separately identify as the capital of Israel
despite an international consensus that the city is occupied.
Another section depicts a conversation between three Arab students who
praise Israel’s development of Palestinian cities and decide to sing the
Israeli national anthem.
Other points of concern include a photograph of the separation wall along
with a caption identifying it as Israel’s “security fence,” and another
referring to Israel as a bastion of human rights and democracy
now THIS is the peace process. It is the First forward looking step!
the phoenix Said:
Heh. I actually didn’t expect INN to publish my comment because of the subject line text, even though it was incomplete.
Indeed, sick court. Sick police. Sick prosecuting attorney’s office. Sick IDF.
A purge is needed.
@ Shy Guy:
Dear shy,
I read the link and the comments that followed…
I find this EXTREMELY worrisome…
This would be the same sick ISC that in its infinite wisdom has outlawed kach…
Robert_K Said:
Gonna need increased funding for labs.
How about teaching the PA curriculum to the settler children in the West Bank?
That would be interesting.
@ Bear Klein:
BK, withholding public funds from schools in Israel that do not agree to follow the Israeli curriculum ought to have been state policy right from the get-go.
Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI
If Israeli curriculum is not used no funds should be provided!