Palestinians: Education

(asked on 13th April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her Department's press release, Explaining British support for Palestinian education, published on 1 April 2018, what steps her Department plans to take if there is evidence of material that incites violence in the Palestinian curriculum.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 18th April 2018

The UK has brought forward its planned independent assessment of the Palestinian curriculum. We will raise any unacceptable material directly with the Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister for Education and Higher Education and continue working with the Ministry to support a high quality education for Palestinian children including through its curriculum. Our sustained support to the PA means we have a robust relationship with senior PA ministers, underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding which includes requirements for the PA to commit to the principle of non-violence and address allegations of incitement in the education curriculum.

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