Monthly Archives: February 2019

Implications of an independent GAO study of PA/UNRWA education

One of our most extensive areas of journalistic research has involved investigations of Palestinian Authority /UNRWA education. We engaged Israeli and Arab journalists to film PA/UNRWA schools, acquire and translate all new PA/UNRWA school books, and investigate the terror involvement in...

UNRWA: An Issue of Neutrality and Accountability

"Oh I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime." Said Peter Hansen, the former Commissioner-General of UNRWA in an interview with Canada...

Declassified US document: PA schools teaching hate

A declassified document from the United States Government Accountability Office says that schools in Palestinian Authority areas run by UNWRA have an anti-Israel bias, bordering on incitement to violence. The report was published in 2018...

UNRWA GAO Declassification Report

WEST BANK AND GAZA State Has Taken Actions to Address Potentially Problematic Textbook Content but Should Improve Its Reporting to Congress Click here to read full report in PDF

Always in the news

Since time immemorial Jews have always been in the news. Nowadays it is more likely to be the Jewish State which features almost on a daily basis in the world media. Whether we like it...

Palestinian Authority Teachers’ Guides: Examples of Conflict-Related Indoctrination

(January 2019) Indoctrination in a Nutshell for Grade-2 Students: "Preparation: The Teacher will tell a short story about our homeland, Palestine: 'My grandfather used to live in a beautiful village in Haifa. He was...

מדריכי מורים של הרשות הפלסטינית: דוגמאות לאינדוקטרינציה בהקשר הסכסוך

(ינואר 2019) אינדוקטרינציה של הסכסוך בשלושה משפטים לתלמידי כתה ב': "הכנה: המורה יספר סיפור קצר על מולדתנו, פלסטין: 'סבי היה חי בכפר יפה ב חיפה. הוא עבד בחקלאות, אהב את האדמה ושמר עליה. ביום עצוב...

When It Comes to UNRWA, Are the UN’s Holocaust Memorial Pledges Meaningless?

January 28, 2019, marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance week at the United Nations. Speakers at the UN Holocaust Memorial Ceremony — “Holocaust Remembrance: Demand and Defend Your Human Rights” — all agreed that...

Palestinian Violence and Terrorism Against Israel, 2018 Data, Nature and Trends

The ITIC's annual study indicates that in 2018 there were two main trends prominent in Palestinian violence and terrorism: in the Gaza Strip there was a sharp increase in the level of violence and...