Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, a UN agency for Palestine refugees, recently said that claims that Palestinian schools teach hatred of Jews are “false and insidious” and “only fuel a toxic and deeply polarized environment.” He was hit with a Community Note reading, “…the new textbooks examined in this report indoctrinate for death and martyrdom. Jews and Israelis are portrayed as quintessentially evil, amid calls for jihad and martyrdom by Palestinian children.” There is no distinction made between Jews and Israelis.
Just last week, Israeli media reported that one of the children taken hostage by Hamas was held in the attic by a UNRWA teacher.
CNN asked UNRWA Director Thomas White about that, but he was more concerned with talking about flour.
CNN: A survivor of Hamas captivity said he was held hostage by an UNRWA teacher. What’s UNRWA’s response?
UNRWA: I can speak about the flour that UNRWA delivers.
CNN: Does it bother you that an UNRWA teacher held somebody hostage?
UNRWA: Every bag of flour is cross-referenced. pic.twitter.com/pN4MlIvJGF
— Daniel Rubenstein (@paulrubens) December 4, 2023
He didn’t deny it. He didn’t answer it, but he didn’t deny it…
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