House passes Saudi education resolution
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution urging educational reform in Saudi Arabia.
The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Jim Davis (D-Fla.), notes that “some textbooks in Saudi Arabian schools foster intolerance, ignorance, and anti-Semitic, anti-American, and anti-Western views” and urges the Bush administration to make Saudi education reform an element of bilateral relations.
Several American jewish organizations recently claimed that Saudi Arabia is also funding teaching materials for American public schools that contain anti-Israel and anti-Western views.
The resolution passed on Monday by a vote of 351-1. The sole dissenter was Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas.) It now goes to the Senate.
The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Jim Davis (D-Fla.), notes that “some textbooks in Saudi Arabian schools foster intolerance, ignorance, and anti-Semitic, anti-American, and anti-Western views” and urges the Bush administration to make Saudi education reform an element of bilateral relations.
Several American jewish organizations recently claimed that Saudi Arabia is also funding teaching materials for American public schools that contain anti-Israel and anti-Western views.
The resolution passed on Monday by a vote of 351-1. The sole dissenter was Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas.) It now goes to the Senate.
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