Tony Blair denies reports he asked to swap 'Palestine' to 'Samaria' in Palestinian schoolbooks
In a rare rebuke, Blair's institute called the report a 'complete fabrication,' while the Board of Peace said it was 'entirely fabricated' and 'not backed by a shred of evidence.' The report comes as Israel expands use of its curriculum in East Jerusalem schools
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has denied a report that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair asked the Palestinian Authority to remove mentions of "Palestine" from school textbooks. According to Middle East Eye, the report claimed that the US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace had sent Blair to make the request, which was to replace "Palestine" with the Jewish designation of "Samaria".
The Institute called the report "a complete fabrication" and the Board of Peace described it as "entirely fabricated" with "not a shred of evidence" to support it, as reported by Haaretz.
The reports emerge as Israel expands its curriculum in East Jerusalem schools.
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