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.
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.
US special envoy to combat antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt praised the UAE's decision.
“Holocaust education is an imperative for humanity and too many countries, for too long, continue to downplay the Shoah [Holocaust in Hebrew] for political reasons..I commend the UAE for this step and expect others to follow suit soon," she tweeted.
