WarSclerotic

Hamas rejects UN human right books in schools, Ynetnews, February 14, 2014

Half a year after adding ‘Israeli resistance’ to Gaza’s public school curriculum, Hamas rejects UN text books as ‘ideologically and philosophically’ unfit for Gazans, claiming books focus too heavily on ‘peaceful’ conflict resolution.

Gaza’s Hamas authorities have blocked a UN refugee agency from introducing a book promoting human rights into local schools, saying it ignores Palestinian cultural mores and focuses too heavily on “peaceful” means of conflict resolution.

Motesem al-Minawi, spokesman for the Hamas-run Education Ministry, said Thursday the government believes the UNRWA curriculum does not match the “ideology and philosophy” of the local population.

Youth in Hamas training camp. Gaza

He said the textbook, used in grades 5 through 9, did not sufficiently address Palestinian suffering and did not acknowledge the right to battle Israel. “There is a tremendous focus on the peaceful resistance as the only tool to achieve freedom and independence,” he said.

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