Anti-Israel Group Peddles Children’s Book That Glorifies Jewish State’s Eradication
4th January 2024
An anti-Israel group whose founder said he was “happy to see” Hamas attack Israel is urging local libraries to feature children’s books that push propaganda against the Jewish state—including one that contends all of Israel belongs to “Palestine.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in late December released its “Palestine Beyond Borders” toolkit, which it said aims to “encourage libraries and bookstores to feature book displays on Palestine” and foster “a deeper appreciation for the multifaceted aspects of Palestinian history.” Included in the kit are a dozen children’s books, one of which calls on kids to “unlock all the truths about Palestine and educate everyone about its true history.”
That book, Baba, What Does My Name Mean?, takes a fictional child “refugee” on a “journey to Palestine,” which, according to a map displayed prominently at the beginning of the book, includes all land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. The map displays Tel Aviv, Haifa, and other Israeli cities as part of “Palestine,” the capital of which, according to the book, is Al-Quds, an Arabic name for Jerusalem. The book ends by stating that “through persistence and perseverance,” Palestinians will “one day … be free.”