July 22, 2007
The Education Ministry has authorized Arab schools to use a history book featuring the establishment of the State of Israel as being disastrous for the Palestinians, Israel Radio reported Sunday.
The national board of education geography supervisor, Dalia Pening, said the new curriculum is meant to be uniform for all school sectors.
"This program features the term ‘Nakba’. When the Hebrew book was translated, we need to make some cultural adjustments," she said. "Writing a version detached from reality is counterproductive to our goal of creating a joint sense of relevance."
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