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Arabs,
Islam and Palestinians in Israeli Textbooks : A Preliminary
Update
Yael Teff-Seker, November 2009
IMPACT-SE has recently started a review of Israeli
schoolbooks used in school year 2009-2010. It has discovered
that the encouraging fundamentals found in the previous
report persisted and even strengthened, namely: regarding
the "other" as first and foremost a human
being; overcoming suspicion, hatred and prejudices;
knowing and respecting Islam and Arabs; admitting the
legitimacy of the rival national movement and; presenting
conflict in a balanced way. Read
more...
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the Preliminary Update (pdf, 994 kb)
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Peace
and the "Other" in Tunisian Schoolbooks: Concise
Final Report
Dr. Arnon Groiss, November 2009
IMPACT-SE has concluded a report on Tunisia's schoolbooks.
The results are extraordinary: following reforms of
revolutionary proportions carried out by the Ministry
of Education, the Tunisian schoolbooks, in stark contrast
with most Middle Eastern curricula, emphasize the importance
of tolerance, peace and dialog with the “other,”
equality between all human groups, openness toward the
“other” and its culture (that is, the West),
use of religion for universal rapprochement, and restriction
of the ideals of (militant) jihad and martyrdom to historical
events. Read
more...
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the Concise Report (pdf, 790 kb)
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Palestinian
Schoolbooks: An Updated Conclusion
Dr. Arnon Groiss, October 2009
IMPACT-SE has studied the Palestinian Authority schoolbooks
used in the current school year (2009-2010), and has
come to the conclusion that although positive changes
have occurred in the books during the last two years,
they still do not amount to forming a clear departure
from the negative fundamentals in PA schoolbooks regarding
the attitude to the Jewish and Israeli “other”
and to peaceful resolution of the Middle Eastern conflict.
Read
the Conclusion (pdf, 43 kb)
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Web Magazine for Children Incites to Terror, Annihilation
and Self-Destruction - Update May 2009
IMPACT-SE recently completed its report on Al-Fateh
(http://al-fateh.net),
the Hamas web magazine for Children, which serves as
its internet educational instrument, supports its ideology
and terrorist activities, and serves as a platform for
Hamas propaganda and indoctrination, especially of Palestinian,
and more generally, Arab and Muslim, children. Politically,
the website’s consistent message is a call for
the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an
Islamic state in its stead....
Full
Report (pdf, 1.13 mb)
Full
Report - Francais (pdf, 2 mb)
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IMPACT-SE
European Tour - November 2009
IMPACT-SE set out on a two-week tour to the UK, Belgium
and Germany with the goals of raising awareness and
demonstrating to European parliamentarians, policymakers,
media and public the true nature of Hamas; and of promoting
the Tunisian schoolbooks and their educational approach
as a potential positive role model.
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Al-Jazeera
covers IMPACT-SE presentation at the French National Assembly
(wmv, 13.1 mb)
Al Jazeera, May 12, 2009
On May 12, IMPACT-SE's Chairman Dr. Yohanan Manor presented
the findings on Al-Fateh
at the French National Assembly at an event organized
by ELNET
- European Leadership Network and Med
Bridge, and entitled: "Hamas: Ostracized Terrorist
Organization or Inevitable Partner forPeace? The Educational
Approach of Hamas and the Wasatia Alternative." Dr.
Manor’s presentation was followed by that of Prof.
Muhammad Dajani Daoudi, who presented the principles of
Wasatia and its educational alternative.
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live coverage in Arabic (wmv, 111 mb) |
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IMPACT-SE
Al Fateh European Tour - May 2009 (pdf, 702
kb)
IMPACT-SE set out in May 2009 to present its findings
on Al-Fateh, the Hamas Web Magazine for Children
in Belgium, France and Spain. The object of the tour was
to help stem the growing trend in Europe calling for dialog
and engagement with Hamas, by raising awareness and demonstrating
to European parliamentarians and policymakers the true
nature of Hamas and its anti-Western, anti-Israeli and
anti-Semitic ideology, so that they take it into account
when considering changing official Quartet policy of non-recognition
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Other Recent Updates |
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 Article:
"Who's afraid of the 'occupying wolf'?"
Ynet, July 14, 2009, by Ido Mizrahi, Research
Assistant at IMPACT-SE
Hamas website for kids tells of 15-year old martyr, slams
peace with Israel, promotes armed warfare. Hamas has found
a way to market itself to children, over the internet.
Its website made especially for kids, 'Al-Fatah', includes
personal tales of martyrdom, lists of Hamas heroes and
leaders, and plenty of anti-Israel sentiment... (Hebrew
version)
"IMPACT-SE:
How Schools Teach about 'The Other'" (radio interview,
mp3, 10.4 mb)
Radio Sefarad, June 13, 2009
David Oman of IMPACT-SE speaks to Radio Sefarad on the
institute’s research, methods, achievements and
vision.
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