Palestinian incitement preceded the wave of violence. Anyone following the Palestinian media should not have been surprised. Scenes of violence are constantly screened on Palestinian television in between movies and shows. They show a few seconds of intifadah violence, together with narrated incitement. This is how the Palestinian Authority inculcates its residents.
Children are prime targets of lessons in hate.
Very young children are exposed to television programs - similar to what Romper Room used to be here. Real children participating in a nursery school type of class. But, instead of nursery rhymes they are taught to march to snappy little tunes whose words resound with hate for the Jews and calls for the annihilation of the State of Israel. Mr. Arafat, as you recall, did agree to cease from inciting or promoting hate. New textbooks have been written for use in the Palestinian Authority school system.