Saturday, 27 April 2013

Textbook bias against Israel

A rhetorical question on terrorism posed by a high school textbook used in Tennessee has upset some parents, who are calling for the book's removal.
In "The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography," author James Rubenstein asks, "…if a Palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen Israeli teenagers in a Jerusalem restaurant, is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against Israeli government policies and army actions?"
Julie West, whose 15-year-old son uses the book at Franklin High School, in Franklin, Tenn.,believes the question implies a bias against Israel.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/26/textbook-case-bias-parents-say-school-reader-is-biased-vs-israel/#ixzz2RhUzzhWz

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