Itongadol.- Palestinian incitement is ruining the chances of ending the conflict, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said in the Knesset Wednesday.
Steinitz presented his ministry\’s report on incitement to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
"Incitement is a serious obstacle to peace," he stated. "The Palestinian Authority is aware of the inciting messages in its official educational institutions."
Steinitz and Strategic Affairs Ministry Director-General Yossi Kuperwasser reviewed the report with the committee, giving dozens of examples from Palestinian curricula, television programs and official PA websites to show the level of incitement.
"We did a thorough search of every Palestinian curriculum and television program, and we didn\’t find even one opposing example, in support of peace," Steinitz stated.
According to Steinitz, "incitement is a widespread phenomenon that is an inseparable part of the Palestinian culture and is not just among lone extremists."
Last week Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said the the Palestinian Authority cannot evade responsibility for terrorist attacks while incitement continues against Israel in the official Palestinian media.
Netanyahu’s comments came at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting, when he said that Israel viewed gravely the attack on 9-year-old Noam Glick in Psagot, shot at point-blank range by a man who breached the settlement’s security barrier.
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