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Gaza security board urges removal of ‘Palestine’ from textbooks

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • The Palestinian Authority allegedly faced a request to remove the word “Palestine” from school textbooks.
  • Middle East Eye reported that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair conveyed the request during a visit to Ramallah on behalf of a security board led by Donald Trump.

The Palestinian Authority has allegedly been pressured to remove the word “Palestine” from school textbooks, according to a report by Middle East Eye.

The request reportedly came from a security board led by U.S. President Donald Trump. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is said to have delivered it during a recent visit to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

The reported demand places the wording used in Palestinian school materials at the center of a wider political dispute. The supplied report does not provide further details about the Palestinian Authority’s response.

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