{"id":2140091,"date":"2024-01-04T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-group-peddles-childrens-book-that-glorifies-jewish-states-eradication\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T05:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T10:23:58","slug":"anti-israel-group-peddles-childrens-book-that-glorifies-jewish-states-eradication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-group-peddles-childrens-book-that-glorifies-jewish-states-eradication\/","title":{"rendered":"Group promotes book that celebrates destruction of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-israel-group-peddles-childrens-book-that-glorifies-jewish-states-eradication%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2140091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Council on American-Islamic Relations urges local libraries to adopt &#8216;suggested \u200cPalestine reading \u2063list&#8217; for kids<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Nihad Awad\u200c (Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>An anti-Israel group whose founder said he was &#8220;happy to see&#8221; Hamas attack Israel is urging local \u200blibraries to feature children&#8217;s books that push propaganda against the Jewish state\u2014including one that contends all of \u2063Israel belongs to &#8220;Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in late December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-releases-palestine-beyond-borders-toolkit-to-encourage-book-displays-about-palestine-in-libraries-bookstores\/?emci=d5d27a38-31a0-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&#038;emdi=85da6dff-33a0-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&#038;ceid=240052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> its &#8220;Palestine Beyond Borders&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PalestineToolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toolkit<\/a>, which it said aims to &#8220;encourage \u2064libraries and bookstores to feature book displays on Palestine&#8221; and foster &#8220;a deeper appreciation for the \u200cmultifaceted\u200d aspects of Palestinian history.&#8221; Included in the \u200ckit are a \u2062dozen children&#8217;s books, one of\u200b which calls on \u200ckids to &#8220;unlock all the truths about Palestine and educate everyone about its true history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That book, <em>Baba, What Does My Name Mean?<\/em>, takes \u2063a fictional \u200cchild &#8220;refugee&#8221;\u2062 on a &#8220;journey \u200cto Palestine,&#8221; which,\u2063 according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/crescentmoonstore.com\/products\/baba-what-does-my-name-mean-a-journey-to-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map<\/a> displayed prominently at the beginning of the book, includes all land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.\u2064 The map displays Tel Aviv, Haifa, and other Israeli cities as part of &#8220;Palestine,&#8221; the\u200b capital of which, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sTDrjcNZluQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the book<\/a>, is Al-Quds, an Arabic name for Jerusalem. The book\u200c ends by stating\u200c that\u2064 &#8220;through persistence and \u200dperseverance,&#8221; Palestinians will &#8220;one day \u200d\u2026 be free.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>About CAIR<\/h3>\n<p>CAIR,\u2063 which did not return\u2063 a request for comment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-releases-palestine-beyond-borders-toolkit-to-encourage-book-displays-about-palestine-in-libraries-bookstores\/?emci=d5d27a38-31a0-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&#038;emdi=85da6dff-33a0-ee11-bea1-002248223f36&#038;ceid=240052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bills itself<\/a> \u2064as &#8220;the nation&#8217;s largest Muslim civil rights and \u200dadvocacy organization.&#8221; It has deep ties to the White House\u2064 and Democratic Party, with the Biden administration earlier this\u2062 year <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/critics-slam-biden-admin-for-calling-anti-semitic-group-a-partner-in-fight-to-counter-anti-semitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tapping the group<\/a> as a partner\u200d in its &#8220;National\u200d Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.&#8221; \u200dIn 2019, \u200bmeanwhile, scores \u2064of congressional Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/issues\/more-than-120-members-of-congress-issue-letters-of-support-to-leading-anti-israel-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privately\u200c issued<\/a> letters\u200c of support for CAIR\u2064 ahead of the \u200dgroup&#8217;s Washington, D.C. gala, and Senate\u2064 Majority Leader Chuck \u200dSchumer <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231204033532\/https:\/www.cair.com\/about_cair\/endorsements-awards-recognitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> that CAIR has his &#8220;utmost thanks and appreciation&#8221; in a November 2022 letter.<\/p>\n<p>Since then,\u200d CAIR&#8217;s leader, Nihad Awad, has praised Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/israel\/cair-leader-says-he-was-happy-to-see-hamas-attack-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov. 24 speech<\/a>, Awad said he &#8220;was happy to see&#8221; Gazans &#8220;break the siege&#8221; on Oct.\u2063 7\u200d before arguing that &#8220;Israel, as \u200dan occupying\u200d power, does not have a right to defend itself.&#8221; CAIR also \u200dblamed Hamas&#8217;s attack on\u2062 Israel, urging Congress to address the \u200d&#8221;root cause of Mideast violence,&#8221; which it identified as the &#8220;Israeli government&#8217;s apartheid policies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Children&#8217;s Books<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to <em>Baba, What\u2064 Does My Name Mean?<\/em>, the group&#8217;s toolkit features at least one children&#8217;s book that glorifies Palestinian terrorism.<\/p>\n<p><em>P Is for Palestine<\/em>, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/columbia-faculty-boycott-bookstore-apologizes-promoting-palestinian-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promotes<\/a> Palestinian &#8220;intifada,&#8221; which it says is &#8220;Arabic for rising up\u2064 for what is right, if you are a kid \u200dor grownup!&#8221; Another \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingmatterseg.com\/products\/zain-mima-stand-for-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a> \u2064on CAIR&#8217;s list, <em>Zain and Mima: Stand for Palestine<\/em>, depicts two young children who are encouraged to protest against Israeli \u2062&#8221;apartheid&#8221; and \u200bcall\u2064 for a &#8220;Free, Free Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Author&#8217;s Controversial Views<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2062 author of <em>Baba, What Does My Name\u2062 Mean?<\/em>, Rifk Ebeid, has echoed Awad&#8217;s praise of Hamas and its\u2062 Oct.\u200c 7 attack.\u200b Ebeid in an Oct.\u2062 16\u200d Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cyd6mUyg0pv\/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> lauded the &#8220;Palestinian struggle for freedom and liberation from the shackles of Zionist colonialism and violence,&#8221; which she said &#8220;will be studied in history books and serve as a reminder to humanity of what\u2063 human resilience looks like.&#8221; \u2062Just two days later, Ebeid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cyi1c2dA37Y\/?igsh=NjZiM2M3MzIxNA%3D%3D&#038;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falsely \u200caccused<\/a> Israel of \u200bbombing a Gazan hospital \u200din an &#8220;Israeli massacre&#8221; that she said killed &#8220;1000+\u200c Palestinians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Links to Hamas<\/h3>\n<p>CAIR itself has been linked to \u200bHamas. A\u2063 federal judge in 2007 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/inside-black-lives-matters-long-sordid-history-with-pro-hamas-activists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> &#8220;ample evidence to establish the association&#8221; between the two groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>What is the best book \u200con Palestine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Books to \u2062Understand the Israel-Palestine\u200c Conflict A History of Israel. by Howard M, A History of Zionism. by Walter \u200bLaqueur,\u2062 Arab and Jew. by David K, I\u200b Saw\u2062 Ramallah. by Mourid Barghouti, In Search of\u200c Fatima. by Ghada Karmi, Jerusalem. by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Looking for Palestine. \u200dby Najla \u2063Said, My Promised Land. \u200dby Ari \u2064Shavit CAIR&#8217;s\u2062 &#8220;Palestine Beyond Borders&#8221; toolkit promotes a list of controversial children&#8217;s\u200b books that push propaganda against\u200d Israel.\u2064 One \u2063such book, titled\u200d &#8220;Baba, What Does My Name Mean?&#8221;, takes readers on a fictional journey to Palestine. The book depicts all\u200d land from the Jordan River to the \u200bMediterranean Sea as part of\u200b Palestine, including\u2063 Israeli\u2062 cities such as Tel Aviv and \u200cHaifa. The book also claims\u2063 that the \u2064capital of Palestine is Al-Quds, an Arabic name for Jerusalem. The book concludes by stating that Palestinians will one day \u200bbe free through persistence and perseverance.<\/p>\n<p>The Council\u2062 on American-Islamic\u200b Relations (CAIR) is an anti-Israel group that describes itself as &#8220;the nation&#8217;s \u200dlargest Muslim civil rights and\u200d advocacy organization.&#8221; CAIR has \u2063deep ties to the White House and the Democratic Party,\u200b with the Biden administration\u2064 partnering with the group in \u2064its\u2063 &#8220;National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.&#8221; In 2019, \u200bscores of congressional Democrats privately issued \u200bletters of support \u200cfor CAIR, \u2063and Senate \u200bMajority \u2064Leader\u200d Chuck Schumer expressed his thanks and appreciation for \u2062the group.<\/p>\n<p>However, CAIR&#8217;s leader, \u2064Nihad Awad,\u200b has made controversial statements regarding Israel. He \u200cpraised Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel on October 7th, stating that he was\u200c happy \u200bto see Gazans\u200c &#8220;break the siege&#8221; and \u2063arguing that Israel, as \u2064an occupying power, does not have a right to defend itself.\u2062 CAIR also blamed Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel, citing the &#8220;Israeli government&#8217;s apartheid policies&#8221; as the root\u2064 cause of the violence.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of these \u2062controversial \u200cchildren&#8217;s books in CAIR&#8217;s \u200dtoolkit raises concerns about the organization&#8217;s agenda. By \u200bpromoting books that push \u2064propaganda against Israel, CAIR aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-embassy-in-washington-donates-over-2000-paddington-books-to-dc-area-schools\/\" title=\"British Embassy donates 2,000+ Paddington books to DC schools\">shape young\u200d minds<\/a>\u200d and perpetuate a\u2062 biased \u200cand one-sided narrative. It \u200cis important for local libraries to carefully consider the content they feature, ensuring that it promotes understanding, empathy, and a \u2064balanced view of complex issues.<\/p>\n<p>Children \u200bshould \u2064be encouraged to learn about different cultures, histories, and perspectives in \u200can unbiased\u200b manner, fostering critical thinking and open-mindedness. Libraries play a crucial role in \u2062providing access to \u2063diverse\u200b literature and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hugo-gurdon-says-liz-magill-is-example-of-massive-corrosion-in-universities\/\" title=\"Hugo Gurdon claims Liz Magill exemplifies 'severe decay' in academia\">promoting intellectual growth<\/a>. However, promoting books \u200cthat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-zoa-slams-historian-douglas-brinkley-for-likening-1-6-to-holocaust-deranged-partisan-lunacy\/\" title=\"Exclusive: ZOA Slams Historian Douglas Brinkley for Likening 1\/6 to Holocaust \u2014 \u2018Deranged Partisan Lunacy\u2019\">distort historical facts<\/a> and \u200dpropagate propaganda undermines the purpose of education and fosters division and animosity.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for libraries\u200d to critically\u200d evaluate\u2064 the content they endorse and refrain from promoting books that \u2062push a specific \u2064political agenda\u2063 or \u200dperpetuate hate and bias.\u200c Instead, libraries\u200b should focus on providing \u200dresources that \u2064promote understanding, respect, and dialogue among \u200bdifferent communities. By \u200cdoing so,\u200b libraries can \u2064serve\u200b as platforms\u2063 for promoting unity, tolerance, and appreciation \u200dfor diverse perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Council on American-Islamic\u200d Relations&#8217; \u2063&#8221;Palestine \u200dBeyond Borders&#8221; toolkit, which encourages local libraries to feature children&#8217;s books promoting\u200d propaganda against\u200d Israel, raises\u200d concerns about the organization&#8217;s agenda. Libraries \u200dshould be cautious about endorsing books\u2064 that push a one-sided narrative and perpetuate bias and hate. Instead, libraries should\u2064 focus on providing resources \u200bthat foster understanding, empathy, and critical thinking among young\u2062 readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council on American-Islamic Relations is urging local libraries to include a &#8216;suggested Palestine reading list&#8217; for children. This anti-Israel group, whose founder expressed support for Hamas attacks, wants books that promote propaganda against the Jewish state, including one that claims all Israelis are occupiers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2360,"featured_media":2140092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2140091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2140092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}