Palestinian schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip have been denied the opportunity to learn about human rights after the Hamas government determined that such a subject “dangerously contravenes Palestinian and Islamic culture.”  Hamas’s announcement came in response to an attempt by the United Nations Relief and Works agency (UNRWA) to include a course on human rights in schools run by the agency in the Gaza strip.  The UNRWA bid drew  strong condemnations from the Hamas government, whose representatives accused the international agency of seeking to “brainwash” Palestinian children.

Hamas’ real problem with the UNRWA curriculum is that it could spoil the Islamist movement’s ongoing efforts to stir the hearts and minds of Palestinian children to wage jihad against the “enemies” of Islam.  Hamas wants Palestinian children to be taught how to become suicide bombers and seek the death of  Jews and “infidels.”  Hamas wants  children to glorify suicide bombers and terrorists who mercilessly kill innocent people, including many Muslims, on a daily basis.  Their summer camps are all about training children in the use of weapons and injecting them with more hatred.  The two parties are now negotiating as to what these children are being taught.  

In the meantime, Hamas is supposedly wanting peace in the region of Palestine and Israel.  Does this sound like they want peace with Israel and the U.S.?  Israel has given up  land, prisoners, and made a lot of concessions that seem to be in vain.  I think Israel has already gone that extra mile to resolve this issue and it is now the Palestinian’s time to do their part. If they want to continue teaching these children hate for others this fighting will never be any different and what the Palestinian’s are doing to their children is the worst kind of  child abuse that people can witness and it should not be allowed.

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