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Education for peace

Textbook ‘incitement’ debate not over yet

Textbook ‘incitement’ debate not over yet

Palestinian texts promote discord, not peace   “Victims of Our Own Narratives” was the title of a recent handout given to journalists filling two rooms — one in Jerusalem and the other at the Press Club in Washington, DC. Headlines were quick to follow stating that the problem of incitement...

By Nir Boms
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February 25, 2013
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Abbas har rett i at utdanning kan brukes til hat

Abbas har rett i at utdanning kan brukes til hat

Da PA-president Mahmoud Abbas talte for FNs generalforsamling forrige måned, hevdet han at israelske bøker som oppfordret til hat mot palestinerne er skyld i bosettervolden på Vestbredden. Han har rett i at utdanning kan brukes til å skape hat, mener fredsforskerne Yael Teff Seker og Nir Boms. Abbas har forstått...

By Nir Boms
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October 22, 2012
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Incitement or peace education?

Incitement or peace education?

PA report claims that “Israeli textbooks foster hate” and that “Israeli schools te A new report published by the office of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad claims that “Israeli textbooks foster hate” and that “Israeli schools teach [from] racist textbooks.” The report, associated with the “Palestinian Incitement Index ”...

By Nir Boms
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June 24, 2012
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Bücher, Aufhetzung und Berichte zur Aufhetzung

Bücher, Aufhetzung und Berichte zur Aufhetzung

  von Nir Boms und Yael Teff-Seker Palästinensische Schüler in Ost-Jerusalem Foto: © istock/Joel Carillet Das Thema Aufhetzung war schon immer Quelle hitziger Debatte zwischen Israel und der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde PA. Israel hat einen „Aufhetzungsindex“ mit dem Ziel erstellt, Veränderungen in der anti-israelischen Rhetorik zu beobachten. Die Palästinenser folgten diesem...

By Nir Boms
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June 20, 2012
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Books, incitement and incitement reports

Books, incitement and incitement reports

Although the Israeli Ministry of Education should continue to re-evaluate and improve the books it approves, claiming incitement where there is none, is really a form of incitement in itself.   By Nir Boms and Yael Teff-Seker The Commentator The issue of incitement has always been a source of heated...

By Nir Boms
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June 12, 2012
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Education for Tolerance: A Ray of Hope in a Troubled Region

Education for Tolerance: A Ray of Hope in a Troubled Region

The enclose piece  is the fruit of collaborative work with two dear colleagues, an Israeli (David Oman)  and a Kuwaiti (Khaled AlJenfawi) who are both involved with an NGO where I serve as a board member. It deals with an important key for peace in the region,  namely the issue...

By Nir Boms
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December 20, 2008
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