PLO’s goal: “To instill the culture” of destroying Israel among children

President of PLO Supreme National Committee to Commemorate Nakba Day Muhammad Alyan: “Regarding the children, we are working with them to instill the culture of the right of return. Among the activities…is a ceremony honoring those who participated in the creative competition of all the schools in Palestine. This activity was of course in coordination with the [PA] Ministry of Education… “The Nakba in the eyes of the students in Palestine.” More than 500 schools from 16 districts and 2,300 students participated in this creative competition… [The students] bring the topic home to write about. They get the entire family involved, the brothers, sisters, young ones, and fathers. This is what we want: To instill the culture of the right of return and the national rights among the children, among this generation on which we rely that it will build the Palestinian state and realize the return to the areas from which we were expelled in 1948. This is our outlined, clear, and true right, and without a doubt we will realize [it] sooner or later.”

Nakba Day - Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day on May 15, the day after the establishment of Israel. On May 15, 1948, combined forces from Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq joined local Arab forces in an attempt to eradicate the newly established State of Israel. The Nakba (Arabic = catastrophe) refers to the establishment of Israel, and the subsequent defeat in the war, including the killing and displacement of Arab civilians that occurred during the war.