Novel about Jewish-Fakestinian love affair is barred from Israeli curriculum

[UncleBourbon]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/01/novel-about-jewish-palestinian-love-affair-is-barred-from-israeli-curriculum

A novel about a love affair between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man has been barred from Israel’s high school curriculum, reportedly over concerns that it could encourage intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews.

The rejection of Dorit Rabinyan’s novel Borderlife, which was published in 2014, created an uproar in Israel, with critics accusing the government of censorship.

The incident was first reported by the Haaretz daily and confirmed in a statement by the education ministry on Thursday.

The rejection also touched on the climate of mistrust between Arabs and Jews, which has deepened during the current wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

The ministry said a panel had debated adding Borderlife to the high school reading curriculum but decided against it. Israeli media said teachers had requested its inclusion on the student reading lists.

Earlier, Haaretz cited a letter by ministry official Dalia Fenig, who wrote that the book, which this year received Israel’s prestigious Bernstein literary prize, was excluded because its content was deemed unfit for high school students.

Thoughts?

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

Instead, they should publish a non-fictional account of the love affair between Netanyahu and Abbas, and put that on the high school reading list.

[nessuno]

Schools should not attempt to indoctrinate children, in off hand ways.
The same thing happens in American schools.  You should see some of the books a teenager has to read.

[Zelhar]

I don't think it's smart to ban a book and the fact is it gave the book and its author much undeserved publicity.

[UncleBourbon]

I don't think it's smart to ban a book and the fact is it gave the book and its author much undeserved publicity.

Yeah I agree with this.

[Tag-MehirTzedek]

I don't think it's smart to ban a book and the fact is it gave the book and its author much undeserved publicity.

 So they should teach this crap to children? No one "banned" this book, the only decision was that it wont be taught in schools. Their are hundreds of thousands of other books that aren't taught, why should this one be?

[nessuno]

So they should teach this crap to children? No one "banned" this book, the only decision was that it wont be taught in schools. Their are hundreds of thousands of other books that aren't taught, why should this one be?

Exactly Right!