2 Amendments of Niclas HERBST related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 a (new)
Paragraph 103 a (new)
103 a. Notes with concern the long continuing drafting and teaching of antisemitic and violent learning materials by EU funded Palestinian education civil servants; Reiterates previously expressed concerns in EP decisions on the Commission discharges of 2019 and 2018; Welcomes the Commission’s assessment on the findings of the EU study on Palestinian textbooks used in 2020 that “the study does reveal the existence of very deeply problematic content that remains of serious concern”; insists that positive changes to textbooks have not been made, which highlights a continued failure to revise problematic lessons and the urgent need for curriculum reform; notes that textbooks published in September for 2021-22 remains identical or even worse in terms of problematic content, compared to previous versions; Insists that the Union acts in line with its strategy for combatting Antisemitism in textbooks in partner countries; condemns that the Palestinian Education Ministry keeps introducing new teaching materials containing antisemitism, hate speech and incitement to violence;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 108 – point h a (new)
h a. step up its engagement with the Palestinian Authority (PA), with the aim of ensuring additional curriculum reform to address the highly problematic issues identified in school material in the shortest possible time frame; insists that all EU funding must be made conditional on educational material and course content complies with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; suggest the Commission to partly withhold funding to the PA, the reserve should only be released if substantive positive changes are made in the PA curriculum - should there be no change, appropriations in the reserve shall be used for funding Palestinian entities with a proven track record of promoting educational initiatives fostering tolerance and coexistence and respect towards the Jewish-Israeli "other";