Israel, Myanmar sign agreement over Holocaust education and xenophobia

Published: 31 May 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

ISRAEL AND MYANMAR have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of education. Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely tweeted the news of the signing of the agreement on her official Twitter account on Monday with the headline: “Education agreement with Myanmar, continuing cooperation with our friends around the world.”

Under the new agreement, the two countries will “cooperate to develop programs for the teaching of the Holocaust and its lessons of the negative consequences of intolerance, racism, Anti-Semitism and xenophobia as a part of the school curriculum in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.”

The two countries will encourage the development of other joint projects in the field of education, including encounters between educators and young people from both countries.

Under the accord, which is considered standard and resembles those signed with other nations, both countries will act to encourage contacts and cooperation between academic institutions, schools and even preschools – as well as participation in conferences and training courses, educational and professional study tours.

FULL STORY Israel, Myanmar sign education pact for programs about 'Holocaust and its lessons' and xenophobia (Haaretz)

Photo: Signing of the agreement (Courtesy Twitter account of Tzipi Hotovely)