How can the issue of ‘Education for Hate’ for children in Palestine and other Islamic states be addressed?
A broad strategy among transatlantic partners towards the greater Middle East must be synthesized not just around hard security questions, but also around the soft aspects of trade, economic opportunity, and cultural issues. The latter comprises the education of tolerance and respect of opinions, and not just in Muslim countries. Therefore, we must seize every opportunity to urge change away from the ‘education of hate’ by means of diplomatic pressure and incentives. 4) What can be done to improve the dialogue between the West and tolerant Islam? A dialogue can only be successful when first the West becomes conscious of its own values and presents them convincingly. Consequently, this means an end to the West’s justifying its aims through relativizing its values or portraying an absence of values or interests when convenient. These tendencies justifiably repulse especially Muslim believers who see these inconsistencies as symbols of decadence in the West. Secondly, we need to distance
