Syrian children are taught in schools to wage a holy war against Israel, that Zionism is similar to Nazism and that they must ultimately destroy all Jews, according to a new report. The foundations of Syrian society will have to change if peace and normalization are to come to the Middle East, said Meyrav Wurmser, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute, which issued the report.
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