Dear editor, If you were a teacher, would you pass a student who does not meet the criteria to pass? Accepting the Palestinians into the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is the equivalent of passing a failing student. Despite the lopsided vote in favor of admitting the Palestinians, UNESCO has set out requirements that a country must meet in theorganization’s codex. These criteria include a fact-based school curriculum and media. Numerous non-governmental organizations have reported that these schools have designed a curriculum intended to incite hatred and violence against Israel and Jews, denying Israel’s very right to exist. This is not a recipe for peace and coexistence. NGOs have reported that the curriculum and media directed at children “actively praises and glorifies Jihad,” martyrdom, suicide bombers and the mass murder of Jews. This acceptance of Palestine into UNESCO is much more serious than giving a failing student a passing mark. Relaxing and ignoring the standards in order to admit the Palestinians may be a deal-breaker when it comes to the possibility of achieving peace between Israel and Palestine. The future leaders of Palestine are being taught from before kindergarten to hate Israel. According to Eldad Pardo of the Hebrew University, “this does not coincide with UNESCO’s