A new report on the textbooks being printed by the Palestinian Authority says that textbooks teach that “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” are an “integral part” of Zionist history that was approved in “a confidential resolution of the First Zionist Congress.”

The “Protocols”, of course, is the foundation of whacko conspiracy theorists who say that the Jews are trying to control the world. But wait, there’s more!

The description of the Protocols is one of many anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic statements made in PA textbooks, according to a report issued by the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace (CMIP) on Monday, a watchdog group.

The 122-page report notes that Israel is omitted from all maps of the Middle East, and that Palestinian martyrs are portrayed as “heroic” strugglers against the “occupying force.”

so how do the Belgians respond?

“We do not find [the textbooks] anti-Semitic in any way,” said a spokesman from the Belgian government press office, speaking to The Jerusalem Post by telephone. “We have a screening process that goes through and reads the books. There has been some controversy about it in the past, but we have had people look into it.”

However, other countries may be having second thoughts. While Finland, Italy and the Netherlands have also provided aid for PA textbooks in the past, this year’s books only credit Belgium and “Arab nations” as providing aid.

When you are the only Western nation to stand with Jew-hating Arabs, then you should be doing some serious soul searching.