• BILD: Outrage Over German Funding of Palestinian Schoolbooks

    The Jerusalem Post — Dec. 17, 2018
    Responding to a news article by the major German daily, BILD, that exposed German financing of the Palestinian Authority’s education department, a German member of the federal parliament urged Chancellor Angela Merkel’s administration to explain why taxpayer funds are being used to stoke Palestinian hatred and violence in school books. The article was based on extensive research by IMPACT-se.

  • PA Teaching Materials Honors Terrorists

    BILD — Dec. 15, 2018
    Following the completion by the Palestinian Authority (PA) of its curricular reform, analysts from the organization “IMPACT-se” have documented dozens of examples of the veneration of terrorists and a martyr cult in the new textbooks for Grades 1-12. But the new texts are apparently even more radical than the old ones, as currently shown by IMPACT’s study.  Article in English

  • LFI Condemns Government Review of Israeli Textbooks

    The Jewish Chronicle — Dec. 18, 2018
    Labour Friends of Israel has called it “shameful” that a review into Palestinian textbooks–that teach children anti-Semitism and are partly funded by British aid money–will also investigate Israeli textbooks. Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se, whose report on the PA initiated the review, said: “The Israel curriculum, while not being perfect, meets UNESCO-derived standards of peace and tolerance. It identifies peace as the ultimate goal, depicting it as highly desirable and achievable.”

  • Can There Be Peace as Palestinians Teach hate?

    The Jewish Star — Nov. 30, 2018
    Until the Palestinian Authority ends youth incitement in textbooks and throughout the general culture—and until European  and other governments  (whose aid money funds such provocation) do something about it—the cycle of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic violence will continue unabated, even while watchdog organizations, such as Palestinian Media Watch and IMPACT-se monitor such actions.

  • Institutes: To Promote Peace PA Must Stop Hate Education

    Jewish News Syndicate — Nov. 19, 2018
    Until the Palestinian Authority ends youth incitement in textbooks, summer camps and in its general culture—and until European and other governments whose aid money funds such provocation do something about it—the cycle of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish violence will continue unabated, even while watchdog organizations monitor such actions.

  • IMPACT-se Report: Contributes to EU Freezing Funds for PA Textbooks

    The Jerusalem Post — Sept. 27, 2018
    The European Parliament’s budgetary committee voted to freeze more than 15 million euros from the Palestinian Authority if they do not remove incitement from their textbooks after European parliamentarians were made aware of the contents of the PA Textbooks through a recent report by IMPACT-se.

  • European Parliament to Vote on Freezing Aid to PA over School Textbook Incitement to Violence

    Jewish News Syndicate — Oct. 2, 2018
    The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee will vote on whether to freeze more than 15 million euros ($17 million) in aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it removes incitement to violence against Israel in its school textbooks.  A call to vote follows a report on the new Palestinian textbooks by IMPACT-se, proving that they “encourage Palestinian children to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion,”and “glorified martyrdom and violent resistance.”

  • European Parliament Committee Votes to Withhold €15 Million to Palestinian Authority Over ‘Hate Speech’ in Textbooks

    the algemeiner (Shiri Moshe) — Sept. 28, 2018
    The European Parliament Budgetary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to withhold some payments to the Palestinian Authority until it commits to reforming its school curriculum, which has been accused of inciting hatred toward Israel and Jews, among others. A report released by the research group IMPACT-se earlier this month accused grade 1–12 PA textbooks of portraying the entirety of Israel as Arab territory, glorifying martyrdom and mass-murderers, and referring to Jews as “sinful and liars.”

  • EU Committee Votes to Freeze €15m in Palestinian Aid over Textbook Incitement

    i24 (Eylon Levy) — Sept. 27, 2018
    “The European Parliament’s Budget Committee has voted to freeze 15 million euros ($17.6 mllion) in aid to the Palestinian Authority till it commits to reform its textbooks … Marcus Sheff, the CEO of IMPACT-Se, whose research influenced the committee, welcomed the news and called on the European Parliament to increase its pressure. ‘Ultimately, the reserve is the best possible method of stopping the hate in textbooks and giving Palestinian children a change of peace education,’ he said.”

  • EU Committee Votes to freeze $17 Million in Palestinian Aid over Textbook Incitement Against Israel

    Jewish Telegraphic Agency — Sept. 27, 2018
    A European Parliament committee voted to freeze more than $17 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority over incitement against Israel, based on analysis from The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) of the new Palestinian textbooks aimed to encourage Palestinian children “to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion” and “glorify martyrdom and violent resistance.”

  • EU set to withhold £13.7m for PA over ‘hate speech’ in Palestinian textbooks

    Jewish News (UK) — Sept. 27, 2018
    The European Parliament is set to withhold £13.7 million in funding for the Palestinian Authority until it reforms textbooks that currently include “violent depictions and hate speech.” “This is the first time that a reserve on PA funds has been adopted by the committee, until changes to the textbooks are made,” said Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se, an Israel-based organization campaigning for reform in Palestinian education.  IMPACT Report

  • European Parliament Committee Votes to Freeze €15M to PA over Inciting Textbooks

    TIMES OF NEWS — Sept. 27, 2018
    The European Parliament Budgetary Committee voted to freeze over 15 million Euros from the Palestinian Authority if they do not remove incitement from their textbooks in part based on a report by IMPACT-se. IMPACT’s CEO, Marcus Sheff, explained that once European Parliamentarians were made aware of the contents of PA textbooks,”No matter what part you’re in, you don’t want … to be paying to encourage jihad or a one-state solution.”

  • EU to Withhold €15 Million from PA over Incitement in Textbooks if Bill Passes

    World Israel News (Staff Reports) — Sept. 27, 2018
    If a committee bill passes next month, the EU will withhold over 15 million euros from the PA as long as it continues to incite acts of terror in its textbooks. Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se, which brought the curriculum to the attention of the committee said: “We are delighted that our policy recommendations have been taken up and are certain this will help sway the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education to stop inciting 1.2 million Palestinian children and take hate out of their curriculum.”  IMPACT Report

  • Textbooks Indoctrinate for Death and Martyrdom: IMPACT Report

    Haaretz (Fast Forward/Aiden Pink) — Sept. 24, 2018
    Textbooks for seemingly innocuous subjects, created as part of the Palestinian Authority’s new K-12 educational curriculum are heavily politicized with violent streaks, teaching Palestinian children that “there can be no compromise” and “indoctrinate for death and martyrdom,” according to an analysis by watchdog group, IMPACT-se.

  • i24 Report: IMPACT-se Study on Palestinian Curriculum

    i24 (Eyton Levy) — Sept. 20, 2018
    According to an analysis of textbooks for grades 1-12 by the Jerusalem-based IMPACT-se, the reformed curriculum has the ‘central goal’ of encouraging Palestinian children ‘to sacrifice their lives in the name of religion,’ glorifying martyrdom and violent resistance.

  • IMPACT-se Report: New Palestinian Curriculum Promotes Extremist Ideologies in Both Gaza and the West Bank

    Jewish Post — September 18, 2018
    The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) a research institute based at the Hebrew University that analyzes schoolbooks and curricula within the prism of UNESCO-defined standards on peace and tolerance, has released an updated report evaluating the new Palestinian school curriculum (for the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem) to be taught in the upcoming academic year.

  • The New Palestinian Curriculum--2018-19 Update--Grades 1-12

    By Eldad J. Pardo, IMPACT-se — September 2018

    IMPACT-se’s latest research on the new Palestinian curriculum for the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem includes recently published textbooks for the 2018-19 school year. The curriculum presents a common radical voice accommodating the full spectrum of extreme nationalist and Islamist ideologies in both Gaza and the West Bank, including anti-Semitic motifs amid continuous themes of struggle, heorism and martyrdom.
    Full Report   Findings and Analysis

  • The Beginnings of Hope in Lesbos

    Marcus Sheff (TOI Blog) — Aug. 27, 2018
    IMPACT-se—The Institute for Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education, was asked to help create curricula for this unique, inspirational school and its refugee children who survived the treacherous boat crossing from Turkey to Lesbos. It was the least we could do.

  • Developing Peace Curriculum for Refugee Children in Lesbos, Greece

    the algemeiner — Aug. 27, 2018
    The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) is partnering with the International School of Peace (ISOP) on the Greek island of Lesbos to develop a peace curriculum for young asylum-seekers. The 400 students–ages 5 to 16– will be taught subjects including English, math, and language skills in their mother tongue, whether Arabic, Persian, or French.

  • IMPACT-se Report Points to Syrian Distrust of Iran

    Commentary — July 20, 2018
    Article points to waning influence of Iran in Syria and Iraq and cites new Impact-se study on Syrian curriculum—portraying Russia as a close ally while relationship with Iran is seen as “lukewarm, at best.”

  • Israel is Demonized

    Jüdische Algemeine — July 19, 2018
    Interview (German) with IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff on anti-Semitism in Syrian textbooks and the radicalization of children.
    Report

  • Assad’s School Curriculum: Love for Russia, Hate for Jews

    Jerusalem Post (Op-ed by IMPACT-se CEO, Marcus Sheff) — July 14, 2018
    The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has obtained and carefully analyzed the current Syrian curriculum. Its newly released report offers a unique insight into the regime’s identity and who it considers its strategic allies, competitors and foes.

  • IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff’s YNET TV Interview on Syrian Textbooks

    YNET — July 12, 2018
    Interview by IMPACT-se’s CEO Marcus Sheff on the institute’s recent Syria report: “While Syrian children witness the civil war raging around them, their textbooks give no explanation for this war … There is no hope that Syria will moderate its traditional Ba’athist hostility towards Israel even after the end of this terrible civil war,” he said.

  • Britain Gives £20m for Schools Glorifying Martyrs and Jihad

    The Sunday Times — April 1, 2018
    More than £20m of British aid money has been spent on Palestinian schools in the past year, despite ministers knowing the official new Palestinian curriculum could incite pupils to become martyrs and jihadists, according to a report by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se). Article (pdf)