British textbook erases Israel

By C. J. Refsland on December 31, 2012 • ( 0 )

“Psalm 83 still rings true today, and the same evil spirits that were planning and plotting against Israel in ancient times are once again rearing it’s ugly head. I find it amazing that they are still using almost the exact same words as in ancient times. Some say this is a prophecy hidden in a psalm. I only know that it still applies today. And we must be aware that this is not a new hatred of Israel. “Psalm 83:4 Come, they say, let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.” Says it all doesn’t it?”

A popular textbook used by institutions and teachers to teach English as a second language to students in the UK has been found to have a serious anti-Israel bias.

“I teach English as a foreign language in a further education college in Nottingham, England. I came across the attached map and couldn’t believe my eyes!” Liz Wiseman told Israel Today.

The textbook in question is “Skills in English Writing Level 1”, which includes a map of the Middle East on which Israel is nowhere to be found.

While Wiseman acknowledges she was not obligated to use this particular textbook, it is one of the more popular and mainstream English Language Teaching (ELT) textbooks published by one of the more popular and mainstream ELT publishers, Garnet Education.

Garnet Education bills itself thus:

“Garnet Education is an independent English Language Teaching (ELT) publisher, specialising in English for Academic Purposes. We produce award-winning ELT books, multimedia resources and tests for students of all ages, from kindergarten to university.”

This is far from an isolated incident, which is motivation for drawing attention to this particular case. It is not only in the Middle East where students, both adults and children, are being taught that Israel has no right to exist. The more students around the world are fed this brand of propaganda, the more remote prospects for true peace become.

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