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Old Jan 22, 2007, 10:25 am   #3 (permalink) (top)
Athena
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It's all religious propaganda that each side argues to justify their own cause.
I don't think you gave that much thought. How about this- if the US wants the mid east to be more like the US, maybe it should be making the text books children use. Jordan and Egypt are forming the minds of Palestinians, not the Israelis or US. Do you realize the power in controlling what children are taught?

This is not just about what Jordanians and Egyptians are teaching Palestinians, but also about what Jewish Israelis are teaching. They are teaching Jews are Gods choosen people. In the Christian bible, it says Jews can own slaves but can not be slaves because of their special relationship with God. It tells Jews to not eat food after it is something like 4 days old, but they can feed it to non Jews. Are these things that should be taught? What might result from an education that tells people they are special to God and they are to treat each other differently than the rest of humanity?
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