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Saudi Arabia removes Jerusalem pledge from school textbooks
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Saudi Arabia has deleted the phrase "the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem" from its textbooks, Middle East Eye reported. The removal marks a curriculum revision, though the scope and timeline of the change have not been fully detailed in initial accounts of the decision.
An Israeli organization has nevertheless criticized the revised educational materials, condemning textbook lessons that continue to describe Israel as an occupation and that recount what the group characterizes as accounts of Zionist bribery. The organization did not specify which particular passages or lessons remain problematic under the updated curriculum standards.
