According to a report released Monday by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education, Syrian schools are increasingly teaching anti-Semitism as part of their curricula.

• A press release for the report states: “Jews are repeatedly portrayed through anti-Semitic stereotypes of betrayal, hostility and dishonesty.”

Bible prophecy warns that Syria will become part of an anti-Israel military alliance. This institutionalized anti-Semitism further radicalizes the population to that end.

The institute compared textbooks from 2011–2023 to 130 textbooks from Syria’s current 2025–2026 national curricula, which include maps that identify Israel as “Palestine,” and teach:

• “Treason and backstabbing are among the traits of the Jews.”
• Israel’s 1948 defensive war against Arabs for statehood is comparable to “Nazi crimes against the Jews.”
• The Jews are “a mixture of peoples, not a single nation.”
• They mention little to nothing about Jewish history in Syria.

These texts appeared after Ahmed al-Sharaa became Syrian president in January 2025 and signify that Syria’s new regime won’t become friendlier to the Jews and Israel as some hoped.

• The curriculum also now strongly emphasizes Islamic martyrdom.

“This report should raise serious concerns among international leaders who hope to see Syria emerge as a partner in building a peaceful and prosperous Middle East,” institute ceo Marcus Sheff stated.

• Sharaa is a former member of al Qaeda and a listed terrorist, and he has strong anti-Semitic beliefs. Now his government is increasing anti-Semitic indoctrination in a nation that was already anti-Semitic.

Psalm 83 warns that Syria will join forces with other Arab states, Turkey and German-led Europe in an attempt to destroy Israel. Syria’s institutionalized anti-Semitism, along with the tolerance for anti-Semitism by Germany and other nations, foreshadows this alliance, formed “that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.”