PA Textbooks: Six-Year-Olds To Be Taught About ‘Martyrs’

A newly released analysis by IMPACT-se paints an alarming portrait of the Palestinian Authority’s upcoming 2025–2026 academic curriculum, revealing that the educational material continues to foster hostility rather than coexistence.

The review concludes that the updated curriculum maintains a pattern of content that “contradicts UNESCO standards for education for peace and tolerance,” with no meaningful shift away from rhetoric that encourages extremism.

Researchers scrutinized 290 textbooks and instructional guides used across grades 1 through 12 in Gaza, Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem, including materials used in UNRWA-affiliated schools.

According to the findings, the curriculum remains steeped in messaging that glorifies radical nationalism, stokes animosity, promotes antisemitism, and legitimizes violent struggle.

In multiple places, the books employ overtly antisemitic language. Jews are described as “liars,” “corrupt,” “devil’s helpers,” and “bloodthirsty monsters,” with the narrative repeatedly stripping Israelis of basic humanity.

Examples cited include passages depicting Israeli soldiers as snipers targeting children “for no reason,” or as combatants committing atrocities while “laughing loudly.”

The report documents that themes of jihad and martyrdom permeate the curriculum from the earliest grades. Even first graders encounter the word “Shahid” during lessons on the Arabic alphabet. Terms like “the peak of faith” and promises of “reward in paradise” are intertwined with jihad-related messages, at times including references to 72 virgins.

Political indoctrination appears even in science and math books. Algebra lessons incorporate variables such as “number of shahids,” and physics problems describe scenarios like a girl launching a projectile with a slingshot.

Israel itself is erased from the educational landscape. Maps omit its name and borders, and cities like Tel Aviv and Haifa are removed entirely. Instead, students are taught about a “Greater Palestine” stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

Despite prolonged international pressure — especially from the European Union — the report states that “no substantive reform” has taken place. The 2025–2026 textbooks, including those issued after the October 7th massacre, continue to echo the same incitement found in previous editions.

{Matzav.com}