European Parliament slams PA textbooks for antisemitism, says future funding must be conditioned on removal

The European Parliament passes resolutions calling for future European Union funding to the Palestinian Authority to be conditioned on the removal of antisemitic and inciting content, and condemning textbooks printed by the PA for the seventeenth year in a row, the IMPACT-se education watchdog says.

The parliament passes resolutions condemning the educational materials, which include “antisemitic content, incitement to violence and the glorification of martyrdom and jihad,” IMPACT-se says.

The watchdog notes that the PA agreed with the EU to remove such content from textbooks in 2024, but has not done so yet.

“Today, the European Parliament has sent a clear and vital message to both the Palestinian Authority and the European Commission – It is unthinkable that after the October 7 massacres, the PA’s curriculum remains infected with hatred, violence and antisemitism,” IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff says in a statement.

“The PA’s pledge to reform its curriculum has proven to be an empty promise – The time has come for the Commission to demonstrate that the PA’s inaction and duplicity, which threatens to radicalize the next generation of Palestinians, has real-world diplomatic and financial consequences,” he adds.