WASHINGTON (Jan. 31, 2024) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address reports indicating that Palestinian students are being taught inaccurate or racist content about Israel and the Jewish people.
“The Palestinian people suffer because of Hamas and its radical ideology. The Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act would ensure that not a single U.S. taxpayer dollar goes to schools that teach young children the same hate that inspired the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel,” said Kennedy.
The Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act would require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports examining the curricula Palestinian schools are using to teach students. The reports will review whether Palestinian curricula encourage racist violence against the Jewish people and whether U.S. foreign aid is supporting such material.
Kennedy first introduced the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act in 2021 to address reports that students of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) teachers were taught antisemitic material.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) cosponsored the legislation.
Text of the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act is available here.
