Thursday 23 July 2009

Israel Matzav: Hope and change: Israel to stop teaching its creation was a 'naqba'

Hope and change: Israel to stop teaching its creation was a 'naqba'

Under a bill introduced in the Knesset on Tuesday, government-funded bodies or institutions would be prohibited from spending taxpayers' money on commemorations that renounce Israel's right to exist as the democratic state of the Jewish people or support terrorism against Israel. IN other words, no more state funds will be used to teach that Israel's creation was a 'naqba,' a catastrophe. On Wednesday, Education Minister Gidon Sa'ar (Likud) told the Knesset that the 'naqba' narrative will no longer be taught in Israel's public schools. Knesset members from the Arab parties, which represent the most radical elements in 'Israeli Arab' society, are furious.
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Israel Matzav: Hope and change: Israel to stop teaching its creation was a 'naqba'

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