Israeli teaching methods and anti-Arab textbooks aim to promote a belligerent attitude among students here in a bid to hamper peace efforts, an Egyptian researcher says.
Safa Abdel Aal made the charges during a convention dealing with a new American law against anti-Semitism.
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Abdel Aal says based her findings on 11 history textbooks and five geography textbooks used in Israeli primary schools. The books explain that war is the only way to defend the Jewish people’s legitimate historic rights, she said.
“These textbooks hamper attempts to achieve peace or to establish an independent Palestinian state,” Abdel Aal added.
Participants slam American law
The Israeli textbooks also focus on attaching derogatory descriptions to Arabs, the Egyptian researcher said.
“The Arabs are given mean descriptions in the Israeli textbooks such as thugs and thieves,” she said.
The convention, which was attended by legal experts, political commentators, social activists, and media personnel from across the Arab world, is the first of its kind following the adoption of the new U.S. law.
A convention participant said the law reflects American domination, with other participants agreeing that the legislation’s genuine aim is to block anti-Israel criticism.
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