Recognize the Nakba

Israel must make the history of the Palestinians an integral part of every school curriculum.

A Palestinian refugee walking past a banner during a Nakba Day protest in Jordan last month. / Photo by Reuters

Haaretz Editorial

Published 03:30 29.04.14

In a special announcement, made in public and in both Arabic and English, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared that the murder of Jews in the Holocaust was “the most heinous crime to have occurred against humanity in the modern era,” and expressed sympathy for the victims and their families.
This statement, the first of its kind by a Palestinian president, received a chilly reception from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Abbas had made it “to placate international public opinion.” Netanyahu, who himself has turned the Holocaust into a political tool for harnessing public opinion against Iran and uses it to justify his policies in the West Bank, could not bring himself to welcome Abbas’ remarks, which could serve as an example for other Arab leaders. It seems as if the fear that Abbas will score some points http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/1.587925?v=08327BD4C68BB63B18EE7E977D6DE12B