A new review of Palestinian Authority textbooks � the first in four years � shows that despite promises to the U.S. and EU, the PA has made no revisions to remove incitement, antisemitism, or violence-promoting content.

The study, conducted by the IMPACT-SE institute, found that current-year textbooks still portray Jews as corrupt, manipulative, or enemies of Islam, often using conspiracy-themed imagery tied to global control. One 11th-grade history book includes a drawing depicting the world being held by American and Israeli arms under the heading �cultural colonialism.�

In an 11th-grade Islamic education text, Quranic verses are presented to teach that the �Children of Israel� are inherently corrupt and destined for destruction. Maps throughout the curriculum erase Israel entirely, labeling the entire area from the river to the sea as �Palestine,� while Israel is repeatedly referred to as �the Zionist entity� or �the Zionist occupier.�

The content also includes open glorification of terrorism. A fifth-grade Arabic textbook devotes ten pages to praising Dalal al-Mughrabi � the terrorist behind the 1978 Coastal Road massacre that killed 38 Israelis, including 13 children � calling her actions �heroic.� An 11th-grade history book similarly frames the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre as a legitimate form of Palestinian �struggle.�

Despite international pressure and repeated assurances of reform, the study concludes that no substantive changes have been made to the PA�s educational materials.

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