Trudeau, the Palestinian school books and the funding of UNWRA

Saturday, 7 October 2017

Shortly after the Liberal government came to power, the Prime Minister announced with fanfare that it reversed the decision of the Harper government to cancel Canada’s annual contribution of $25 million to the school fund of UNRWA on the grounds that the books used by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Gaza were poisoned by hatred towards Jews and Israel.

In the aftermath of the announcement, government officials stated that Canada would monitor closely the contents of the schoolbooks.

 Well, obviously, they did the close monitoring with their eyes closed.

The 260 page detailed report issued in June  2017, conducted by the Center for Near East Policy Research on the contents of the most updated school books issued by the Palestinian Authority for use in all the schools in the West Bank, Gaza and in east Jerusalem. israelbehindthenews.com/schoolbooks-palestinian-authority-pa-attitude-jews-israel-pe...

The books indoctrinate students with violence, denial, deceit and demonization of the Jewish people and have virtually erased reference to Israel from the newest books. It’s replaced by 'Zionist occupation’ and “Arab-Zionist conflict' and the poems taught to youngsters praise ‘martyrdom’ against Jews."

 

Dr. Arnon Groiss  who co- authored the study and the report describes  the curriculum  as one which prepares the next generation of Palestinians, not for peace, but for more conflict, more violence, more Jew-hatred.

 

Will the Canadian government take any forceful action in the light of the results of the study? Not a chance.

To do so, might cause Canada to lose that much vaunted seat about to become vacant on the United Nations Security Council, which the Prime Minister covets desperately.  And trifling with what he considers to be a petty issue, a nuisance really, would not do.

This is the same fellow who’s Minister of Global Affairs, speaking to the gathering of the Jewish community leaders across the world, praised Canada’s close and economically rewarding relationship with Israel.

With friends like Canada who speak with forked-tongues, Israel surely does not need any more enemies? Now, does she?