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UAE schools will now teach Holocaust in national curriculum

More than two years following the signing of the Abraham Accords, the UAE confirms that it will include the Holocaust in the curriculum of its primary and secondary schools.

Local Jewish residents and tourists pray during Purim at the Address Dubai Marina Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 26, 2021.
Local Jewish residents and tourists pray during Purim at the Address Dubai Marina Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 26, 2021. — Andrea DiCenzo/Getty Images

The United Arab Emirates will now include the Holocaust in the national curriculum at the primary and secondary level, following the signing of the Abraham Accords, the normalization deal between the UAE and Israel 2020.

The UAE embassy in Washington confirmed in a that the Holocaust will be added to the primary and secondary schools' curricula. "In the wake of the historic #AbrahamAccords, [the UAE] will now include the Holocaust in the curriculum for primary and secondary schools," the tweet read.

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