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English Textbook Calls Israel 'Occupied Palestine'
Textbook Calls Israel 'Occupied Palestine', Publisher Apologizes for 'Genuine Mistake"
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January 4th, 2013 | #2 |
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Notice how quickly the article goes from what the book said - 'Occupied Palestine', to what it wants it to have said, that people reading it 'are being taught that Israel has no right to exist'.
And no mention of whether it is a good teaching book for ESL or not - that's not the relevant thing about the book, to them! |
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What this does say that is interesting, however, is that the writers of the book expected it to be used by mainly Muslim (I'd say 'Arab', but that is a Pakistani name as far as I know) ESL students, and they are pandering to their views.
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January 5th, 2013 | #5 |
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And if the corrections are not made, the problem will escalate into anti-semitism, then a "hate crime" requiring investigations, punishments, etc. It's a very predictable pattern.
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