I find this interesting in several ways: In the last paragraph "Palestine" and "Israel" appear to be mentioned on a par with each other. At other times, in other things I've read and heard, they are presented in a very uneven way, as if one is a nation and the other isn't, or as if one is legitimate and the other isn't.
When the lady drew the border for her son, which border did she draw? Were the "Palestinian Territories" within it? In the last paragraph, "Palestine" or "Palestinian" is referenced three times: the words are: "Palestinian researchers", "Palestinian school textbooks", and "Palestinian territories". I notice these references, because one day a couple of people (both Zionists) were telling me that there's no such thing as Palestine or Palestinians. However, on another day, I was having lunch with a Palestinian. A Jewish friend had referred me to him because I had mentioned to him that I wanted to meet more Palestinians. (They knew each other from work.) This Palestinian either identified himself as a Palestinian or would have if I had presumed to ask. He was telling me he had grown up in the West Bank and described relationships among Jews, Palestinians, and the Israeli government. What's the meaning of this discrepancy in narratives: some people say there is no such thing as Palestinians or Palestine, and other people refer to them all the time (and some apparently _are_ them)? And how does it compare (with role reversal) with "erasing Israel from" maps? I've heard that Israel demands that its neighbors acknowledge Israel's "right to exist". Yet it seems to me that Israel does not acknowledge Palestine's right to exist. Moreover, at least occasionally, "Israel" or its proponents fail to acknowledge, or even actively deny, that Palestine even exists at all, which I find shocking. I believe there's a relationship between this situation, and the narrative in the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. What do readers think of it? -jrl On Thursday, November 14, 2013 8:43:49 AM UTC-8, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > *Scholastic - Biggest Children’s Book Publisher Erases Israel From Map* > > > http://www.timesofisrael.com/biggest-childrens-book-publisher-erases-israel-from-map/ > > > http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-and-palestinian-textbooks-erase-each-other-report-finds/ > > > > Arab textbooks are not the only ones erasing Israel from their maps. > Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books, has also > eliminated the Jewish state in a book. > > Geronimo Stilton children’s series translated from Italian and published by > * Scholastic* in 2012, tells the story of a group of investigative > journalists involved in a treasure hunt in Egypt. > > The story commences with a map of modern Egypt and its neighboring > countries. While Sudan, Libya and Saudi Arabia appear clearly on the map, > the territory of Israel is completely covered by Jordan, painted red. A > line indicating the Israeli border with the Sinai Peninsula does appear in > the book. > > Adina Golombek, a Jerusalem resident who emigrated to Israel from Canada > last year, said she was shocked to discover Israel’s absence while reading > the book with her 7-year-old son. > > “I wanted to show my son where we lived in the Middle East, but it didn’t > say Israel on the map; instead it said Jordan,” Golombek told The Times of > Israel. “I showed him the problem and drew in the border of where Israel is > today.” > > Founded in Pennsylvania in 1920, Scholastic has grown to become the > world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books through its > book clubs, teaching resources and popular book fairs held inside many > North American schools. The company has exclusive publishing rights for the > Harry Potter series in the United States. > > Kyle Good, a senior vice president for corporate communications at > Scholastic, told The Times of Israel in an email that her company was > looking into the possibility of amending the map in future editions of the > book. > > “The Geronimo Stilton series is published in Italy and Scholastic > translates the books for the U.S. audience. I’m awaiting a response from > the editorial team regarding the timing of reprints and whether this will > be corrected. I will get back to you as soon as I have their response,” > Good wrote. > > A recent > study<http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-and-palestinian-textbooks-erase-each-other-report-finds/> > carried > out by Israeli and Palestinian researchers found that 96 percent of > Palestinian school textbooks did not mention Israel by name in their maps. > Similarly, 87 percent of Israeli school textbooks did not designate the > Palestinian Territories by name. > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > On Thursday, November 14, 2013 8:43:49 AM UTC-8, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > *Scholastic - Biggest Children’s Book Publisher Erases Israel From Map* > > > http://www.timesofisrael.com/biggest-childrens-book-publisher-erases-israel-from-map/ > > > http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-and-palestinian-textbooks-erase-each-other-report-finds/ > > > > Arab textbooks are not the only ones erasing Israel from their maps. > Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books, has also > eliminated the Jewish state in a book. > > Geronimo Stilton children’s series translated from Italian and published by > * Scholastic* in 2012, tells the story of a group of investigative > journalists involved in a treasure hunt in Egypt. > > The story commences with a map of modern Egypt and its neighboring > countries. While Sudan, Libya and Saudi Arabia appear clearly on the map, > the territory of Israel is completely covered by Jordan, painted red. A > line indicating the Israeli border with the Sinai Peninsula does appear in > the book. > > Adina Golombek, a Jerusalem resident who emigrated to Israel from Canada > last year, said she was shocked to discover Israel’s absence while reading > the book with her 7-year-old son. > > “I wanted to show my son where we lived in the Middle East, but it didn’t > say Israel on the map; instead it said Jordan,” Golombek told The Times of > Israel. “I showed him the problem and drew in the border of where Israel is > today.” > > Founded in Pennsylvania in 1920, Scholastic has grown to become the > world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books through its > book clubs, teaching resources and popular book fairs held inside many > North American schools. The company has exclusive publishing rights for the > Harry Potter series in the United States. > > Kyle Good, a senior vice president for corporate communications at > Scholastic, told The Times of Israel in an email that her company was > looking into the possibility of amending the map in future editions of the > book. > > “The Geronimo Stilton series is published in Italy and Scholastic > translates the books for the U.S. audience. I’m awaiting a response from > the editorial team regarding the timing of reprints and whether this will > be corrected. I will get back to you as soon as I have their response,” > Good wrote. > > A recent > study<http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-and-palestinian-textbooks-erase-each-other-report-finds/> > carried > out by Israeli and Palestinian researchers found that 96 percent of > Palestinian school textbooks did not mention Israel by name in their maps. > Similarly, 87 percent of Israeli school textbooks did not designate the > Palestinian Territories by name. > > > __._,_.___ > > > > > > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. 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