Saudi Textbooks Remove ‘Muslims Will Never Give up Jerusalem’

Saudi Arabia deletes 'the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem' from its textbooks

Israeli organisation still condemns Saudi lessons describing Israel as an occupation and recounting a Zionist bribery attempt to abandon Palestinians

Saudi textbooks remove ‘Muslims will never give up Jerusalem’

Saudi Arabia has removed the phrase “the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem” from a school textbook, according to a review of the Kingdom’s curriculum published by Israel-based research organisation IMPACT-se in late July. The review examined 136 textbooks used during the 2025-26 academic year and found changes across material dealing with Israel, Palestine, religious minorities, Islamic teachings, gender and extremism. The report said the lat…

No antisemitism in Saudi textbooks

(JNS) — The Saudi Arabian educational curriculum is now entirely free of antisemitic content, and promotes peace and coexistence, while openly presenting Islamic extremism as a threat, a study released on Monday found. The continued educational reform and unequivocal signs of moderation in the kingdom come amid a push to reach a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel during the remaining years...

‘The Muslims will never give up Jerusalem’ reportedly removed from Saudi Arabia’s text books

Saudi Arabia has reportedly deleted the phrase “the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem” and certain religious texts from its school curriculum, which drew praises from an Israel-based research organization and other Israeli media. The group, Impact-se, published its review of Saudi textbooks in late July. The report described the deletion of the Jerusalem phrase positively, noting that the earlier wording implied Muslim control over the city w…