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UN official slams Israel for blocking textbooks
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Published: 10.02.09, 07:35
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1. The UN is going to teach about human rights?
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (02.10.09)
They are owned and controlled by member countries that are veheminently rascist towards Jews. These countries rally for the erradication of Israel. But now they are going to teach coexistance and straighten out the zenophobic worship for the destruction of Israel, that is Gaza and the West Bank? I'm so sure.
2.  UNWRA ANTI ISRAEL BIAS WILL NOT GAIN ISRAELI CO-OPERATIO
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (02.10.09)
3. HOW MANY JEWS CAN YOU KILL ?
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (02.10.09)
FORMERLY TEXT BOOKS DID NOT PROMOTE PEACEFUL INTENTIONS TOWARDS ISRAEL.AFTER ISRAEL"S LITTLE ADVENTURE INTO GAZA JUST NOW CAN WE EXPECT A LOVING APPROACH? IF THE ANSWER IS "YES" UNWRA IS LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD.THE FUTURE TEXT BOOKS WILL BE PERMEATED WITH HATE,HATE ,HATE...THAT IS WHY ISRAEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO BLOCK THIS DELIVERY,FOR SOMEHOW ALL ASPECTS OF HATE MUST BE REDUCED AS .EDUCATION IS THE PRIME CAUSE FOR LOVE AND HATE BETWEEN PEOPLES.UNTIL UNWRA AND THE GAZANS LEARN THIS THERE CANNOT BE A SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM IN COMING TO ANY PEACEFUL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE CONFLICTING PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST
4. You mean the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel textbooks?
Zvi   (02.10.09)
5. Huh??
guy ,   los angeles   (02.10.09)
We are told that the inhabitants of Gaza are starving but the UN has enough money to provide "human rights specialists" for every class? And what pictures will accompany the lessons--more pictures of the destruction of Israel?
6. You missed a letter for sure!
Missed a letter ,   Israel   (02.10.09)
UAN United Arab Nations- And their Textbooks full of lies and hatred instilling careful work for all ages- poison- and how dare they slam? This UAN organization shall be slammed permanently
7. Human rights courses for the Farfour generation??
Cameron ,   USA   (02.10.09)
Oh man, could the world get any stranger these days? There are days when I'm rendered into stunned silence when reviewing national & world events. Just the bizarre, and absurd nature of it at times.........
8. The UN Teaching Human Rights
fertiledirt ,   US   (02.10.09)
When more than 1/4 of the participating member countries refuse to adhere to the 1948 UN Human Rights Declaration? These are the same members that are anti-Israel, they don't even want rights for women and children, but they will teach others to believe in them? What a waste of tax dollars!
9. A civilized outlook from UNRWA ?
Jan   (02.10.09)
You must be joking........ UNRWA frustrated ? -- It's about time. Israel has been frustrated with UNRWA for over 60 years. Among other things, for allowing muslims under their tutelage, to print books glorifying killing, maiming, obliterating themselves alongside with Jews on the way to paradise. All of this with the misguided generosity of UNRWA, a division of the "famed UN", fed with billions $ in order to help and sustain arabs in need ? --- Cheer folly, cheer stupidity They are the one who have been responsible for keeping Gaza as a repository for the arab world's rejects for more than a half a century. -- Unique in the annals of history, forced bondage with PAY. Not bad at all. I think it would be superfluous to comment on the Billions $ given to Egypt for a sustained curriculum in classes, mosques, in prints, with a "point blanc" message. "we hate jews and want to erradicate Israel". After all, their best seller still is " The Elders of Zion ". All this paid by a country, my country, with the goal of spreading democracy, freedom, human rights - AMERICA. Georges Washington must be blushing in his grave.
10. Gazza...the richest beggars of the world
Jjay33 ,   Israel   (02.10.09)
No one is starving there......its all complete BS! Look at any video and see how fat most of them are. During iron fist, 4 lbs, per person, in food was sent daily! The UN says they need 12????????? No wonder they are fat! Maybe the UN should teach them to stop begging!
11. A simple solution
Moshe Israel ,   Tivon, Israel   (02.10.09)
A simple solution : Textbooks that do NOT deal with the politics or manipulate the student. Geography should NOT deal with disputed boundaries or include claims on disputed territory. Mathematics should be relevant to the subject without political propaganda Of course I am NOT being realistic. The regime of John Ging , UNWRA +perverts will entice and use images that promote perversion. Moshe
12. 5 Should they wait for every child to be fed
lydia ,   Brisbane   (02.10.09)
ever wounded to be healed before they open one single school. or start rebuilding the schools and hospitals that you bombed. It never ceases to amaze one how you murder women and children with gay abandon yet are uneasy about the Palestinians pictures of Israel's destruction. Perhaps if you weren't actively responsible for the destruction of Palestine perhaps they wouldn't be plotting to destroy Israel.
13. 3 Delusional as ever I see. You now want them
lydia ,   Brisbane, Australia   (02.10.09)
to rewrite the facts. Why shouldn't they put in their books how Israel was so loving and peaceful the IOF dropped white phosphorus and shelled the schools and riddled the bodies of unarmed women carrying white flags. How Israel as such an adoring benefactor it prevents access to food and basic human rights because Israel wanted them to appreciate what peace is all about. The traumatized population of Gaza surely understand that the IOF shooting farmers is only because they want the Int. observers to engender optimism in the Palestinian that they see what utter 'mensch', what top notch chaps the jews really are. In your dreams!
14. Newsflash!
S. Melmoth ,   Israel   (02.10.09)
The UN will slam Israel on the flimsiest possible pretext, and if doesn't have one, it will make one up.
15. Lydia, wake up
S. Melmoth ,   Israel   (02.10.09)
There is no such thing as "Palestine." It was invented in the 1960s and has snared millions of gullible dupes like yourself. The Gazans get billions upon billions upon billions in "aid," and it all goes into terrorist organization coffers, and it doesn't buy food, to buys weapons. We are not "actively responsible for the destruction of 'Palestine,'" we are actively responsible for our own self-preservation, which would be obvious to you if you ever took off your "if the Palestinians say it it has to be true" blinkers and looked reality in the face.
16. Lydia is a foolish ignoramus
Chris ,   Melbourne, Australia   (02.10.09)
Poor disillusioned Lydia - sitting there in Brisbane, completely blind to the true situation in Israel. Fed lies via bias reporting from the media, filtering through her obvious rabid anti-Semitism and hatred of jews. I'd like to see what that bigot’s opinion would be if Australia launched a military operation of self-defense against constant rockets killing people in Brisbane launched by aboriginals claiming the right to her house. And then if she would support sending the aggressors books feeding hatred and murder of Australians to their children. Lydia, your myopic assessment of the situation is clearly poisoned by your hatred of Israel and your lack of objectivity makes your comments irrelevant and non-credible.
17. You have been reading
Reuven ,   Petach Tikvah. IL   (02.10.09)
too many fairy stories about the peace loving Palestinians who live in Gaza and have a hero named Farfur - or should it be Far fetched. The truth is you do not know what you are talking about. Obviously the media you read has no balance or objectivity. Just take some time out and begin to read some of the stories coming from post operation 'Cast Lead'. The interview with the Palestinians in Gaza whose family members were shot dead by Hamas for opposing the terrorist rule. The Palestinains who told of torture and interrogation in several Gazan hospitals. The interview with the Palestinians in Gaza who told of the missile launch sites in Gaza schools and hospitals. After reading all of this if you still think Israel behaved improperly then I suggest that there are other, more sinuous and sinister reasons for your criticism of Israel.
18. 16 Here is a better analysis 300 good people
lydia ,   Brisbane   (02.10.09)
dead in the Victoria fire. Many while protecting their homes I don't believe it was arson, but Rudd says it was and whoever lit the fires are mass murderers! Yet you want us to believe that Israeli who murders 1300 defenseless women and children with gunships and white phosphorus are what? heroes? Surely the crimes of the IOF is far far more despicable that the arsonists.
19. 10 Israel is subsidised to the tune of $$billions courtesy
lydia ,   Brisbane   (02.10.09)
of the US taxpayers. A long way from the mere pittance the people of Gaza receives if and when the siege is lifted.. The US should cut the umbilical cord that Israel so depends on and teach them to stop begging!.
20. 17 It's not me you need to convince it's theUN
lydia ,   Brisbane   (02.10.09)
and Ban Ki Moon. You know the one about th e jewish mother sending off her son to war to kill the Arabs and yet she can't understand 'why should the nasty Arabs want to shoot at you".
21. Curious to read the Text
Shmuel ,   Israel   (02.10.09)
I would be most interested to see what these proposed textbooks actually say. Somehow, I doubt that they would extend the concept of equality and human rights to Jews. After all, we aren't human are we? Just the sons of pigs and monkeys......
22. #19 # 18
Reuven ,   Petach Tikvah. IL   (02.10.09)
"A long way from the mere pittance the people of Gaza receives if and when the siege is lifted.." mere pittance? get your facts in order. What was Hamas thinking about to put women and children among terrorist firing rockets into civilian territory in Israel without any provocation. Also have you any idea of the thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies sent to Gaza before, during and after the recent operation 'Cast Lead'. Do you know why Hamas stopped these supplies reaching innocent Palestinians in Gaza and then pleading that there was no food or medical supplies in the Gaza Strip. Get it right!
23. #19
(02.10.09)
Too bad what you say is not true. The Arabs receive huge sums of aid, not only from the Americans, but from the UN and Europe. There is no other group of people who have been given so much. Come and visit Ramallah to see the beautiful houses, or look at the Hamas bunkers filled with weapons. In terms of aid, the US gives both Egypt and Israel virtually equal amounts of military aid. This is critical to keep 10s of thousands of American jobs. But Israelis agree. The US should stop giving Israel the money. We don't want it.
24. Textbooks calling for Jew's killing ???
trumpeldor   (02.10.09)
No way unrwa !
25. 60 years of what
real vision ,   usa   (02.10.09)
So exactly what have these UN schools taught for 60 years. They should bring in a troop of real clowns and teach them only things that make them laugh. Nothing else is important. Maybe that will change gaza
26. You people...
Marco ,   Spain   (02.10.09)
attack Lydia of Brisbane, Australia because she speaks the truth. You the implanted foreign boby in Palestine cant handle the truth becuase according to you the truth is anti semetic. Grow up wll you, and stop living in a stinking isolated shell. You may believe that you are the chosen people but you are no better than anyone else and you belief does not give you the right to be baby killers.
27. #19
(02.10.09)
You say what? "But Israelis agree. The US should stop giving Israel the money. We don't want it." Are you serious? Jews turning down moneyis when hell freezes over!
28. previous post
(02.10.09)
Should be addressed to #23 and not #19. The post about Jews not wanting American money!
29. Better To Have No Material.
Maansingh ,   The Netherlands   (02.10.09)
Quote :”.. children (in Gaza) don't have the material they need to study.” Better to have no material, than hate-inciting destroy-Israel material. Better to have no material, than material which ignores and minimises historical facts dating back to 1220 B.Chr. -- regarding the ownership of the Land of Israel, which includes Judea & Samaria.
30. lydia OTTOMAN POPULATION COUNTS 233200 ARABS IN 1885
(02.10.09)
PALESTINE. ARJAN AL FASSED PRO-ARAB COUNTS 367,224 ARAB PEOPLE IN PALESTINE IN YEAR 1870. 1880 was the year when the zionist movement started bringing JEWISH people to palestine ARABS immigrated to palestine from other arab countries in order not to let the jews create a state here & in order to find work here.
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