“Martyr” worship

Palestinian children will no longer be allowed to worship “martyrs” (read: terrorists) in schools . . . at least not in front of the TV cameras:

The Palestinian Authority Education Ministry has banned schools from hanging on their walls posters of “martyrs” killed in the violence over the past three years, threatening to punish anyone who defies the order.

The ministry has also issued instructions banning schoolchildren from participating in demonstrations or any other activities related to the current violence, including painting graffiti on walls.

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“Despite all the difficulties, Palestinian children will prove that they are not different from other children their age in other parts of the world. Our children only want to live a normal life and be able to study,” said Humos.

I suppose if they feel repressed at school, the children can always attend camp Ayyat Al Akhras next summer. Al Akhras was a 17-year-old suicide bomber who murdered two Israelis, and she already has at least two camps named after her.

It’s going to take more than a phony bit of window-dressing for the media to reverse deep-set worship of violence and terrorism among Palestinian school children. Operation S.I.C.K., an acronym for Stop Inciting Children to Kill, has a lot more on the PA’s real policies concerning “martyr” worship – not just the ones they want shown on CNN.