The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE), formerly known as the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace (CMIP), is an Israeli non-profit organization that monitors the content of school textbooks.
The current CEO of the organization is Marcus Sheff, a former Israeli-British journalist and media executive, and a current Major in reserves in the
Israel Defense Forces
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(IDF) Spokesperson Unit.
Scope and impact
The organization analyzes textbooks, teachers' guides and curricula from across the world. The impact of these reports has included the European Parliament's decision to freeze
elements of Palestinian Authority funding until curricula are brought into line with international standards. The same report by the organization led to questions being raised publicly over similar funding from governments in Switzerland,
Germany and UK. In Israel, the organization's reporting generated media analysis of failures in the publicly funded ultra-Orthodox Jewish educational system. The organization was also invited to help create a curriculum for Syrian children seeking refuge in Greece.
Media
Reports in the media which include the work of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education include:
* Der Bund (Switzerland), ''UNO-Schulbücher verherrlichen Terroristen'' (January 2019)
* ''Jerusalem Post'' (Israel), "European Parliament Committee Votes to Freeze €15m to PA Over Inciting Textbooks" (September 2018)
* Sunday Times (UK), ''Britain gives £20m for schools glorifying martyrs and jihad'' (April 2018)
* ''La Libre'' (Belgium), "Quand des manuels scolaires palestiniens promeuvent le martyre: la Belgique impliquée" (November 2017)
* ''Newsweek'', "Why are Palestinian kids being taught to hate?" (March 2017)
* ''Hurriyet'' (Turkey), "Another dangerous ideological touch to education" (January 2017)
See also
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Palestinian Media Watch
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History
Itamar Marcus e ...
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Education in Israel
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Education in the State of Palestine
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Education in Egypt
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Hasbara
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Memri
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References
External links
Official WebsiteCulture of Hate Persists in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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Mass media in Palestine
Educational research
Textbooks in the Middle East
Textbook controversies
Organizations established in 1998
Organizations based in Jerusalem
Organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict