Palestinians: Textbooks
(asked on 10th March 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of school books published by the Palestinian Authority containing incitement to hatred and violence.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 19th March 2020
The UK government is deeply concerned about allegations of incitement in the Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks. The UK secured EU agreement to lead an independent review of the textbooks which is underway. We expect interim findings by June 2020 and full findings later in the year.
The International Development Secretary reiterated our concerns in a call to the Palestinian Authority’s Education Minister just last month.