Hamas denounces UAE’s inclusion of Holocaust education in curriculum

The genocidal antisemitic terrorist group Hamas has denounced the United Arab Emirates after the UAE decided to include education about the Holocaust in its curriculum.

A spokesperson for Hamas said: “We condemn and denounce the UAE embassy’s announcement in Washington that its country has included materials on the ‘Holocaust’ in its educational curricula, and we consider that support for the Zionist narrative and a form of cultural normalization.” The word “Holocaust” was written in scare quotes, indicating scepticism about its veracity.

The statement came shortly after the UAE said that “memorialising victims of the Holocaust is crucial,” and that “public figures and scholars should be encouraged to discuss the Holocaust and protect common human values while leaving political differences.”

Hamas has long opposed the teaching of the Holocaust in schools operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is itself no stranger to controversy relating to antisemitism. Thirteen years ago, in an open letter to UNRWA, Hamas described the Holocaust as “a lie invented by the Zionists”, adding: “Regardless of the controversy, we oppose forcing the issue of the so-called Holocaust onto the syllabus, because it aims to reinforce acceptance of the occupation of Palestinian land.”

In 2011, a Hamas official called the Holocaust “a lie that has crumbled.”

In 2021, the UK banned Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist group following calls by Campaign Against Antisemitism and others.

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