Arlene Kushner: Texts of Hate - 'Although questions are frequently raised regarding the ostensible moderation of PA president Mahmoud Abbas, somehow the entire issue of textbooks produced by the Palestinian Authority is given short shrift, as if it is of little import. Perhaps this is because there is the mistaken notion that, while the books once were problematic, they have been satisfactorily revised and no longer merit attention. In point of fact, the contents of these books and the background to their publication are enormously telling: When we understand what the PA produces for its children, Abbas’s intentions are laid bare, without the possibility of guile...'