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Zionism as the Other in Curricula and Textbooks of the Palestinian National Authority

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This study analyses the Palestinian history textbooks that were developed by the Palestinian National Authority’s (PNA) Ministry of Education and have been taught in schools since 2000. They are included in the curriculum for all Palestinian schools (governmental and private) in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including schools in East Jerusalem, where, despite its special status, schools observe the curricula and textbooks prescribed by the Palestinian Ministry of Education (Alayan 2012).

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  1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Samira Alayan

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  1. Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Elie Podeh

  2. School of Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and David Yellin Academic College, Jerusalem, Israel

    Samira Alayan

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Alayan, S. (2018). Zionism as the Other in Curricula and Textbooks of the Palestinian National Authority. In: Podeh, E., Alayan, S. (eds) Multiple Alterities. Palgrave Studies in Educational Media. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62244-6_4

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